Cultivation
This section covers a broad range of small-scale cultivation techniques and discusses specific crops from fruit to mushrooms.
General Resources
Adapting Rice to Saltier Conditions
This brief outlines the approach of using indigenous verities of rice to develop salt tolerant crops for areas where...
Adapting to Climate Change in Sri Lanka
A presentation highlighting the key problems and solutions with a focus on salinity affected paddy.
Agricultural Manual 2009
إرشادات عامة لبعض الممارسات والمهارات الزراعية وتفصيل الحزم التقنية للمحاصيل الحقلية والمحاصيل البستانية ومحاصيل...
Boiling Water Treatment of Banana and Plantain
Hot water treatment can reduce nematode and weevil infestation in banana and plantain crops.
Cashew - Growing a Seedling in a Polypot
Non-literate farmers materials on tree planting, management and uses.
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Floating Gardens in Bangladesh
A floating garden is built using aquatic weeds as a base on which vegetables can be grown.
Garlic Farming - लसुन खेती
Information about garlic farming in Nepali. A Technical Brief with audio.
Hibiscus Farming زراعة و حصاد محصول الكركد
The plants importance as a cash crop is promising for small-scale farmers: seeds are cheap, easy to sew, and will...
How to Grow Bonsai - বনসাই
Bonsai trees are miniature size creations made by careful cultivation.
How to Grow Your Own Onion Seed
Here is some basic information on how to grow onions and produce onion seeds. The document focuses on Burkina Faso...
Hydroponic Cultivation - মাটিবিহীন চাষবাস
Hydroponics is the growing of plants using mineral nutrient solutions, in water.
Intensive Rice Cultivation
This brief explains the basics of Intensive Rice Cultivation.
Intensive Rice Cultivation - Sistema Intensivo de Cultivo de Arroz
El SICA (Sistema Intensivo de Cultivo de Arroz) es diferente al cultivo que se usa normalmente, se caracteriza por...
Live Fencing
Non-literate farmers materials on tree planting, management and uses. Live fencing is a simple way to protect your...
Manuals for Women Farmers in West Africa
Non-literate farmers materials on tree planting, management and uses.
Mushroom Growing
Developing commercial cultivation of mushrooms is growing throughout Africa. This brief focuses on this practice in...
Neverdie - Direct Sowing
Non-literate farmers materials on tree planting, management and uses.
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Oregano Cultivation
Oregano has very high tolerance in terms of altitude and temperature. It is suitable in any soil that is not saline.
Oregano Cultivation - Cultivo Del Orégano
Oregano has very high tolerance in terms of altitude and temperature. It is suitable in any soil that is not saline.
Adapting to Drought in Gwanda District Zimbabwe
Also see from CGIAR Systemwide Program on Integrated Pest Management (SP-IPM): a global partnership that draws together the diverse IPM research, knowledge and expertise of the international agricultural research centres and their partners to build synergies in research outcomes and impacts, and to respond more effectively to the needs of farmers in developing countries.
SP-IPM Technical Innovation Brief 2.pdf
Lost to the weeds - changing practices favor an old enemy
SP-IPM Technical Innovation Brief 3.pdf
Invasive floating water weeds – killing life and commerce
SP-IPM Technical Innovation Brief 4.pdf
Rid fruits and vegetables in Africa of notorious fruit flies
SP-IPM Technical Innovation Brief 5.pdf
Predicting the effects of global warming on insect pests.
SP-IPM Technical Innovation Brief 6.pdf
Aflatoxins - the invisible threat in foods and feeds
SP-IPM Technical Innovation Brief 7.pdf
Sowing the seeds of better yam
SP-IPM Technical Innovation Brief 9.pdf
Endophytes: novel weapons in the IPM arsenal
SP-IPM Technical Innovation Brief 10.pdf
Enhanced protection for tissue cultured banana plants
SP-IPM Technical Innovation Brief 12.pdf
Vegetable Production under Protective Structures