Giant clam land nursery tank – Aruligo, Solomon Islands. Photo by Mike McCoy, 2001
Archive for May, 2012
Dry-season milk supplies to pastoral children improves their nutrition, development and health
The Feinstein International Center, at Tufts University (USA), has published a report of a study on the impact of dry-season livestock support on milk supply and child nutrition in Somali Region, Ethiopia.
Conservation agriculture means soil recovery for Malawian farmer
CIMMYT posted a photo: Mr Chipeni began employing conservation agriculture (CA) practices seven years ago, and is still trying new things—“I just started the maize-groundnut rotation and I believe I’ll benefit,” he says. The biggest advantage o…
Farmer’s field under conservation agriculture in Malawi
CIMMYT posted a photo: A farmer’s field in Malawi under conservation agriculture (CA), showing rotation of maize and groundnut (visible in adjacent plots) and the retention of crop residues. The farmer, Mr Chipeni, began employing CA practices se…
Double maize yields for Malawian farmer with conservation agriculture
CIMMYT posted a photo: Daimoniz Miondo is one of 800 farmers in Chipeni, Mvera Extension Planning Area, Dowa District, Malawi, who have adopted conservation agriculture in recent years. “I’m harvesting between 30 and 40 bags of maize now per acre, …