PAN Ethiopia’s project coordinator talks about their organic cotton production, moving away from harmful chemicals, and women’s involvement in cotton prodution.
PAN Ethiopia’s project coordinator talks about their organic cotton production, moving away from harmful chemicals, and women’s involvement in cotton prodution.
The Philippines, being a tropical country, has a rich biodiversity. The country’s richness in flora and fauna is also reflected in the diversity of our vegetables at the species and varietal levels. However, relentless promotion of Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs) by Agri-Transnational Corporations (Agri-TNCs) and facilitated by the government puts at risk these rich biodiversity […]
The video provides a critical analysis of the International Rice Research Institute’s existence and its impacts through its programs and traitorous collaborations with corporations and governments have all led us to say that it has failed to address hunger and poverty in the Philippines and other countries; committed crimes and violations of peoples’, especially farmers’, […]
Daniel Aliddeki, a trainer at St. Jude Family Projects, talks about how its pig breeding project has been able to transform the livelihoods of the poor extension farmers by giving them the opportunity to create their own pigsties.
Daniel Aliddeki, a trainer at St. Jude Family Projects, discusses the biofertilizer production undertaken in the field learning site to address the lack of microorganisms typical in some organic fertilizers. For St. Jude’s Family Projects, biofertilizers also provides balanced soil microorganisms and through chelation makes the soil nutrients more bioavailable to the plants.
Mukembo Herbert, a trainer at St. Jude Family Projects, discusses the basics of coffee farming, including the different types of coffee grown in Uganda and its value chain, how it grows organic Robusta variety in its field learning site, from flowering to roasting, and the challenges faced by Uganda coffee growers.
Richard Ntabazi, a trainer at St. Jude Family Projects, discusses some of the basics of cattle rearing, specifically making cattle feed and biogas from the animal waste.
Jimmy Kalule, a trainer at St. Jude Family Projects, discusses the science of keeping bees in this brief introductory video. It covers manmade hives, optimal placement of the apiary, up to harvesting of honey.
Kabuga Experito, a trainer at St. Jude Family Projects, discusses its Banana Agronomy Project in Central Uganda, which tries to help small scale farmers improve the productivity of their banana farming. He covers the importance of banana as food in Uganda, and the production requirements and constraints.
This 10-minute documentary captures the testimonials of some of the 25 farmers and 25 market-gardeners who received a six-month practical training to become agroecology specialists at the Beer pilot farm in Niayes, Senegal. Agroecology challenged their preconceived notions and persistent narratives about conventional agriculture being better, as they saw firsthand how the quality and yield […]
