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    Land management
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    Managing water wisely on African farms
    Water is a scarce resource and one needs to have a systematic approach in order to utilize the resource for better growth of crops in the farm. For effective utilization of water, one has to first assess the volume of water available then know how to use it effectively for crop production. The more water […]
    Duration: 00:10:54
    Farmer- managed natural regeneration farming – Climate Smart Part 2
    At Eco Makaa solutions, they convert waste biomass into charcoal briquettes. One can convert bio waste into charcoal briquettes and save the environment from pollution at the same time. In order to start producing briquettes, the following factors are considered. First is the material and in this case the type of biomass to be used […]
    Duration: 00:13:04
    How to make a simple drip garden – Farm Kenya
    There are several ideas in which one can establish a simple space and water efficient garden using locally available materials . This include the cone garden, the multi storey garden, the tyre garden, the moist bed garden and the simple drip garden. Drip garden is a simple technology that takes little time and energy to […]
    Duration: 00:12:29
    How to make a moist bed garden
    The Covid-19 pandemic as affected Kenya food system directly through impacts on food supply and donations. In response, the ministry of Agriculture livestock and fisheries has establish one million kitchen garden in rural and urban areas and supply vulnerable house holds with kitchen garden. There are several ideas in which one can establish a simple […]
    Duration: 00:11:17
    Safe use of agro chemicals and harvesting – Farm Kenya
    The Covid 19 pandemic has affected Kenya food system. Directly through impact on food supply and demand and indirectly through capacity to produce distribute food. Food safety is an integral part to food security, the ministry of agriculture is promoting good agriculture practices and healthy foods and vegetables. Agro- chemicals are chemical products used in […]
    Duration: 00:11:51
    Hydroponics farming system in Kenya – part 1
    The art of planting crop soilless is regarded as the new way of farming across the world and this farming method is known as hydroponics. Its has however been in existence for thousands of years dating back to 1600BC. In the 21st century, hydroponics farming is becoming the method for city dwellers across the world […]
    Duration: 00:03:43
    Making compost
    Making compost manure helps to boost soil fertility in an ecologically friendly manner. The fertilizer usually becomes ready after 9 weeks. Furthermore there are several advantages associated with compost manure such as; the fertilizer is easy to make since the materials used are easy to find, the fertilizer is environmentally friendly, cheap to make and […]
    Duration: 00:13:00
    Promoting weaver ants in your orchard
    Fruit trees are affected by insect pests which are not easily noticed by farmers making their control difficult. But promoting weaver ants protects fruit and nuts from fruit flies and other pests. Weaver ants are reddish ants that protect fruit trees by in and living in large numbers against intruders Life cycle Larvae produce silk […]
    Duration: 00:16:02
    Heap composting; Pile composting
    Organic manure is the along nutrient providing manure to the plants and the quality is determined by the technology of composting, type of composting raw materials and the period of composting. As organic matter hold soil moisture, ways of composting are aerobic and anaerobic. In bio dung composting, a unit base is setup using bricks […]
    Duration: 00:08:18
    How to make compost; Easy and quick
    The quality and quantity of compost manure is determined by the raw materials uses in making the compost. Use of organic matter improve on the quality and quantity of yield. To make compost, green and brown materials are needed as green material are high in nitrogen and wet. Fruit scraps are cut into small pieces […]
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