⁣Why to prune - The idea behind small mango trees

⁣How to prune - Canopy management for Mango.

This short film is for mango farmers. It shows how to identify and control the Bacterial Black Spot Disease.

The film was shoot in the Brong Ahafo Region in Ghana in collaboration with the Kintampo Farmers Association.

Explains the importance of the pH level for the availability of nutrients. Makes clear that too acid soils can be corrected by liming while too alkaline soils are brought to neutral by adding compost or sulphur. The second part of the film shows how to use pH indicator strips to measure soil pH. Presented by MoFA in Kpandu.

The Three Principles of Conservation Agriculture
Explained at the Example of Maize Farming in Northern Ghana

A comprehensive explanation of the concept behind Conservation Agriculture and how it is put into practice.

1st Chapter: Minimise Soil Disturbance
2nd Chapter: Keep the Soil Covered
3rd Chapter: Pratice Crop Diversity
4th Chapter: The Importance of Trees
5th Chapter: Conservation Agriculture put into Practice

A production of the Market Oriented Agriculture Programme (MOAP) co-financed by the European Union (EU) and the German Cooperation (Implemented by GIZ and MOFA)


DISCLAIMER:
“This film was produced with the financial support of the European Union. Its contents are the sole responsibility of
Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH and do not necessarily reflect the views of the
European Union”

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A documentary about Conservation Agriculture in Africa. Where and how can it work? Conservation Agriculture (CA) as an approach to managing agro-ecosystems helps improve and sustain land productivity, increase profits and food security while preserving and enhancing the resource base and the environment. This documentary focuses on the situation in Kenya, Tanzania and Burkina Faso. Produced by Greendocs (www.greendocs.nl). Made by Melchert Meijer zu Schlochtern and Simone de Hek. Commissioned by The African Conservation Tillage Network (ACT).

A large portion of the Namibian rangeland has been incised by erosion gullies down which much of the rainwater flows away, leaving the rangeland drier and less productive than in the past. Application of grazing management is usually insufficient on its own to restore protective grass cover where gullies dry the landscape. Therefore, various restoration techniques have been applied in different sites, relying mainly on local resources.

In arid Tete province of Mozambique, rural community-built sand dams store water for vegetable gardens that transform the lives of farm families.

Most parts of Northwestern Somaliland are arid or semi-arid. Water is scarce, acutely so during the summer months.

This has impeded the regions development for several decades in various ways: Agricultural productivity has been low, public health has suffered, and a big part of the workforce (largely women) has not been gainfully employed as they have to spend several hours every day just sourcing water.

Under its Integrated Community Development Program (ICDP), IFAD has supported the construction of 15 sand dams in the region since 2005. The sand dams substantially increased water availability in the region-- more than 1 million cubic metres of water is now available to over 6300 households, shallow wells in the area have been recharged, and agriculture has been boosted from a subsistence activity to a commercially profitable sector.

More info: http://www.ifad.org/bffs/proje....cts/somalia/communit
Produced by: MetaMeta
Year: 2014
Language: Somali and English
Region: East Africa, Horn of Africa

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