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An amazing video about the biodynamic farmer-baker Olivier Clisson from Britanny, France... You need to watch it. Although the video is in French, English subtitles have been enabled.

Une ferme autonome qui a choisi de tout maîtriser du champ de blé jusqu'à la vente directe au consommateur : Olivier Clisson est paysan-boulanger. Son quotidien s'organise entre la culture des céréales, la moisson, la meunerie pour produire sa farine, la fabrication du pain cuit dans un four à bois traditionnel et le contact avec les consommateurs. Sa ferme est baptisée Le Chant du Blé, située en Ille-et-Vilaine, à proximité de Rennes.

Transplanting is the process by which seedlings from the seedbed are transfered into final field where it is grown to maturity.

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لقد دعمت عائلتي من خلال تربية  الدواجن منزل مع استهلاك ضئيل للغاية من حيث تكلفة العلف. قالت إنها جربت تجربة زراعة نباتات اقوى على المصاطب المرتفعة -تناوب محاصيل البقوليات مشروع لتربية الكتاكيت في المنزل -مشروع تربية الكتاكيت في المنزل، تلك مقاطع افلام تثقيفية على منصة اكسس اجريكالتشر . أعطتني هذه الفكرة إمكانية توفير المال والإنفاق على العناصر الأخرى بدلاً من (اللحوم والبقوليات ومحاصيل الخضروات الأخرى). وقالت أيضا أن الكتاكيت تتغذى على فائض الطعام من بقايا الأسرة وبعض وجبات الدواجن الإضافية.

Abeer narrates her experience as follows;
I have supported my family through breeding poultry chicks in small house husbandry with very minimal feed cost consumption. she said that she experimented with the Stronger plants with raised beds and Crop rotation with legumes videos on the ACCESS AGRICULTURE platform. This idea gave me access to save money and expenditure on other items rather than (meat, Legumes and other vegetable crops). she said also the chicks feed on the food surplus of the family remains and some extra poultry meals.

Poultry farming is the act of keeping birds such as chicken

Read the open access article in Global Environmental Change here: https://authors.elsevier.com/sd/artic...

How is organic farming performing agronomically and economically in sub-Saharan Africa? More information: https://www.proecoafrica.net

Organic agriculture has the potential to improve both crop yields and incomes of smallholder farms in sub-Saharan Africa substantially – this is shown in a unique collaborative study from the Research Institute of Organic Agriculture (FiBL) and its partners that has just been published in the renowned journal Global Environmental Change. This study further demonstrates that in real smallholder farm setting, the potential mentioned is difficult to exploit fully and requires sound implementation. There is a controversial on-going debate about whether organic agriculture can contribute to food security and rural development in Africa. The now published study delivers new scientific evidence on the potential of organic agriculture. The study is ground breaking as it: • assesses different kinds of organic agriculture in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) in different real farm settings. • has enough sample size (1645 farms), detailed data over a two-year time horizon and a scientifically sound comparison with a comparable conventional control group. Therefore, for the first time this study clearly showed how different forms of organic agriculture performed in different real farm settings in SSA and to what extent they can contribute to sustainable development. In conclusion, organic agriculture has the potential to substantially boost productivity and farm incomes while contributing to sustainable development in Africa if implemented well. But organic agriculture is certainly not a silver bullet for solving food insecurity issues in SSA. In particular, the implementation of organic agriculture in smallholder settings is complex and might fail if farmers don’t have the capacities to implement good organic management practices like crop rotations, compost making, mixed cropping systems. This study revealed the many different forms of organic agriculture practices in sub-Sahara Africa and will help to develop policies and targeted support for sustainable agriculture and food security in SSA.

Presented by Irene Kadzere-Forichi, Anja Heidenreich, Christian Schader, FiBL Switzerland

Video: Thomas Alföldi, FiBL Switzerland

Read the open access article in Global Environmental Change here: https://authors.elsevier.com/sd/artic... How is organic farming performing agronomically and economically in sub-Saharan Africa? More information: https://www.proecoafrica.net

Organic agriculture has the potential to improve both crop yields and incomes of smallholder farms in sub-Saharan Africa substantially – this is shown in a unique collaborative study from the Research Institute of Organic Agriculture (FiBL) and its partners that has just been published in the renowned journal Global Environmental Change. This study further demonstrates that in real smallholder farm setting, the potential mentioned is difficult to exploit fully and requires sound implementation. There is a controversial on-going debate about whether organic agriculture can contribute to food security and rural development in Africa. The now published study delivers new scientific evidence on the potential of organic agriculture. The study is ground breaking as it: • assesses different kinds of organic agriculture in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) in different real farm settings. • has enough sample size (1645 farms), detailed data over a two-year time horizon and a scientifically sound comparison with a comparable conventional control group. Therefore, for the first time this study clearly showed how different forms of organic agriculture performed in different real farm settings in SSA and to what extent they can contribute to sustainable development. In conclusion, organic agriculture has the potential to substantially boost productivity and farm incomes while contributing to sustainable development in Africa if implemented well. But organic agriculture is certainly not a silver bullet for solving food insecurity issues in SSA. In particular, the implementation of organic agriculture in smallholder settings is complex and might fail if farmers don’t have the capacities to implement good organic management practices like crop rotations, compost making, mixed cropping systems.

This study revealed the many different forms of organic agriculture practices in sub-Sahara Africa and will help to develop policies and targeted support for sustainable agriculture and food security in SSA. Presented by Irene Kadzere-Forichi, Anja Heidenreich, Christian Schader, FiBL Switzerland

Video: Thomas Alföldi, FiBL Switzerland

Visit the OK-Net Arable knowledge platform for other useful materials http://farmknowledge.org. OK-Net Arable has received funding from the European Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovation program under grant agreement No 65265. The information contained in this video only reflects the author's view. This video explains how to take out a handy soil profile and how to interpret it by using the spade test. The video is addressed to farmers, advisors and scientist. After the introductory part of determining the objectives of the test and of comparing it with other methods, the user gets a descriptive pathway on how to extract, prepare and jugde a sample. This is done by judging its color and odor characteristiscs. Furthermore it is explained how the stratification, structure and texture of a sample can be assess by using the finger test, drop test and observations. This helps to evaluate your findings. On a short term, you can find out whether your field is ready for tillage or too wet. On a longer term, it helps you to get to know your soil better and to decide if your tillage practices need adaptations. On a spatial scale, you can find out why some parts of a field have a good growth whereas others don’t.

UKC being the leading Hydroponic Fodder Hub in Rwanda, is always committed to foster organic animal feed production that is climate resilient and has positive revenue returns to the rural farmers.

The capacity building through trainings has been our focus to ensuring informed practices for livestock feeding practices.

Through the technology, UKC has championed the technology transfer through installations, trainings and installations and more so carrying out some studies which will help provide evidence based decisions about the tech benefits.

The ERA smart projector by ACCESS Agriculture is an opportunity to translate the video training content domesticated into local language that ensures the understanding by the local Rwandans in their local Ikinyarwanda language.

The projector which has capacity to train a bigger number of people at same time, is also portable and easy to use in remote areas that have no access to electricity. The equipment uses solar power whose battery can preserve power to at least 6hrs. It has external speakers which is audible and loud enough to be heard over distance.

We thank Access agriculture through ERA program and all it's partners whose intervention will enable us gain more revenues through subsidized trainings as well as enriching farmers to get informed skills and knowledge of the feeding technologies of their livestock

At UKC, we do hydroponic fodder systems, we train youth and women about hydroponic systems , we sell hydroponic fodders to livestock farmers, and conduct relevant research on how hydroponic fodder increases animal production and create jobs as well as the contribution to environmental conservation. This smart projector, given by access agriculture will help us;

To cut down the costs of hiring projectors and translators: currently we have been hiring projector and video translator, this is spending money on the activities that could have easily generated revenues without high cost to farmers.

-To raise funds through discounted trainings and consultations: having this  smart projector the training cost will be subsidized therefore making more farmers, and trainees afford thus giving more revenues

-To equip with skills and information about hydroponic fodder benefits thus pulling more clients for our products: It will offer complete trainings and understanding of fodder making, feeding and environmental conservation.