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 […]
Toxic chemical pollution is increasing worldwide, and among the most dangerous are Highly Hazardous Pesticides (HHPs) that cause cascades of severe and irreversible damage on the health of people, communities, and the environment. There is an urgent need to phase out HHPs. This 90-second video is part of PAN’s global campaign demanding ambitious action on […]
In this 2-minute video, PAN Latin America (RAPAL) regional director Javier Souza Casadinho provides an overview on what constitutes highly hazardous pesticides. This was produced in time for the global network’s participation at the “Fifth session of the International Conference on Chemicals Management” as a major policy advocacy initiative to eliminate the use of HHPs […]
The dire situation of corn farmers in the Philippines who have adopted GM corn. Amidst protests from farmers, scientists, consumers and basic sectors, GM corn was commercialized in the Philippines in 2003. At present, there are about 8 varieties of single, stacked-trait and pyramided GM corn approved by the government for direct planting. It is […]
Sa episode ng “Praksis: pagtatagpo ng teorya at praktika,” tinuturo ng MASIPAG Luzon area coordinator kung paano gumawa ng organic concoction bilang pantaboy sa mga aphids, uod, at iba pang mga insekto sa mga gulayan.
Sa episode ng “Praksis: pagtatagpo ng teorya at praktika,” ibinahagi ni Mar Magdaong, chairperson ng San Francisco Integrated Farmers Association sa Buhi, ang resulta ng papel pananaliksik sa paggawa ng manually operated dry grain corn seeds cracker para sa paggawa ng pagkain ng mga alagang baboy at manok.
