Patrick Mwalukisa Farmers in Ileje district rarely used night-soil, believing it to be unsafe. One farmer’s efforts started a change in thinking and now night-soil is a valued...
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Traditional night-soil composting continues to bring benefits
Santaram S. Oinam Night-soil has been considered a valuable agricultural resource since ancient times. When handled safely, its use can contribute to reducing soil degradation...
Green manures – nature’s gift to improve soil fertility
Arulanandam Vakeesan, Tharshani Nishanthan and Gunasingham Mikunthan Excessive use of inorganic fertilizers and pesticides has affected soil and water quality in the Jaffna...
Talking soil science with farmers
Pablo Tittonell, Michael Misiko and Isaac Ekise When agricultural researchers visit farms in order to gather information for their research programmes, farmers rarely get proper...
Reaping benefits through Public -Private Partnership
Yogesh Sawant and Meghraj Sapate Awareness on benefits of organic farming and hazards of agrochemical residues in food is well established. Consumers from several segments have...
Meeting the challenges of exporting mangoes from Burkina Faso
Hans-Willem van der Waal Consumers in Europe like fresh mangoes. Demand is growing, but supply is difficult to boost as mango trees need decades to mature. In Burkina Faso, as in...
Participatory Guarantee Systems offer alternative certification
Tegan Renner Over the past three decades, organic agriculture has evolved into a global system of third party certification and international trade. This system has seen...
Organic bazaars – linking small producers with urban consumers
B N Vishwanath In India, the term organic farming has caught the imagination of all those farmers and consumers, who are seriously trying to do away with harmful chemicals and...
Eco Foot Prints – Using People’s Participation as a Way Forward
Mathew John and Kunal Sharma For millions of organic farmers who earn their livelihoods from cultivating a host of diverse crops, much has changed for the better in the past...
Markets, trading and Fair trade
NCB Nath Markets have been a part of human organization from time immemorial. Goods have been bought and sold for barter, cash, and credit giving varying degrees of satisfaction...
Direct trade that benefits poor communities in India and the U.K.
Mari Marcel Thekaekara “Just Change” is becoming well known in fair trade and development circles around the world. It is an initiative which aims to establish an alternative and...
Improved shea butter trading through certification
Cindy D'Auteuil The Union of Women Producers of Shea Products of Sissili and Ziro (UGPPK-S/Z) counts members from 53 clusters of 38 villages in the provinces of Sissili and...
