Access Agriculture
475 episodes - English - Latest episode: 11 months ago -Access Agriculture is a non-profit organisation that showcases agricultural training videos in local languages. We strive to promote the transition towards agroecology and organic farming across the global South. To impact on rural livelihoods, please explore Access Agriculture.
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Strip tillage (Summary)
April 06, 2020 13:05 - 2 minutes - 3.78 MBStrip tillage keeps crop stubble and helps to conserve soil moisture by tilling only those parts of the fields where the seed and fertiliser is placed. By using a two-wheel tractor with a specially designed attachment box, the seed and fertiliser are placed in the soil at the same time as tilling. Download the full audio podcast in different languages at: www.AccessAgriculture.org
Bed planting (Summary)
April 06, 2020 13:02 - 2 minutes - 3.44 MBWith bed planting, rapidly rotating blades first till the soil. The soil is then reshaped into long beds that alternate with furrows. This technique significantly reduces the amount of water needed for irrigating wheat and is increasingly applied throughout South Asia. Note: This podcast contains some content referring to mineral fertilizer and pesticides Download the full audio podcast in different languages at: www.AccessAgriculture.org
Women in extension (Summary)
March 18, 2020 16:09 - 4 minutes - 5.52 MBFood production in women’s fields could easily increase by 30% if we paid attention to gender when dealing with these four areas: demand for training and advice; extension methods and content; access to land, inputs and credit; and access to markets. This video targets research and development organisations, as well as agricultural service providers. Download the full audio podcast in different languages at: www.AccessAgriculture.org
Contour bunds (Summary)
March 18, 2020 16:08 - 4 minutes - 5.5 MBIn the semi-arid savannas where rainfall is limited and highly unpredictable, retaining more water in the soil can make the difference between a poor and a good harvest. You can slow down the runoff water by establishing contour bunds. Contour bunds are permanent ridges of earth that follow positions located at the same altitude. For over 20 years, farmers in Burkina Faso and Mali have made contour bunds in their fields on rolling land with less than a 5% slope. Download the full audio podc...
Reviving soils with mucuna (Summary)
March 18, 2020 16:06 - 4 minutes - 5.51 MBIn the coastal savanna of West Africa, farmers explain how a mucuna cover crop helped to revive their highly degraded soil, and suppress the noxious weeds Striga and Imperata. They show how to grow it to benefit your maize and cassava, and why discussing land tenure in your community really matters. Download the full audio podcast in different languages at: www.AccessAgriculture.org
Well dried seed is good seed (Summary)
March 13, 2020 06:25 - 2 minutes - 3.44 MBFarmers face great difficulties with drying their seeds because seed absorbs moisture from the soil. As a result, seed quality deteriorates, and no-one can expect good yields by using poor quality seed. In this video you can see how farmers of Maria village solved this problem. Now they are no longer worried about drying seed, even during the rainy season. Download the full audio podcast in different languages at: www.AccessAgriculture.org
Vision becomes reality (Summary)
March 13, 2020 06:24 - 2 minutes - 3.41 MBA youth association in Northern Ghana shows how self-determination and commitment backed by appropriate financial and business development services has helped members to generate additional income and sustain their group. Download the full audio podcast in different languages at: www.AccessAgriculture.org
Succeed with seeds (Summary)
March 13, 2020 06:22 - 3 minutes - 4.43 MBDuring weekly visits, and supported by their extension agent, a farmer field school in Tanzania learns how to test different sorghum varieties for striga resistance and evaluate how each one performs under different practices. Download the full audio podcast in different languages at: www.AccessAgriculture.org
The rice seedbed (Summary)
March 13, 2020 06:19 - 3 minutes - 4.72 MBIn this audio podcast, you can learn how to prepare a seedbed, as establishing a good seedbed is needed to obtain strong seedlings and give your rice crop a good start. Let’s look at it step by step. Download the full audio podcast in different languages at: www.AccessAgriculture.org
Striga biology (Summary)
March 13, 2020 06:18 - 2 minutes - 3.77 MBOne of the major parasites is striga, a weed that sucks the juice and nutrients from cereal crops such as millet, sorghum and maize and causes great yield losses. A single striga plant can produce hundreds of thousands of seeds. The seeds are so tiny that most farmers do not know they are seeds. They really look more like black dust. But don’t be fooled. Download the full audio podcast in different languages at: www.AccessAgriculture.org
Storing cowpea seed (Summary)
March 13, 2020 06:15 - 3 minutes - 5.16 MBIntercropping or rotating cereal crops with legume crops are two of the strategies of integrated striga and soil fertility management. But keeping quality legume seed has two major challenges. First, the seed easily loses its ability to germinate. And second, we are not the only ones who love legumes. Let’s listen to some farmers from northern Ghana. Download the full audio podcast in different languages at: www.AccessAgriculture.org
Spotted Seed - Diseased Seed (Summary)
March 13, 2020 06:13 - 1 minute - 2.41 MBThere are many problems with poor seed, and spotted and discoloured seed are some of the major ones. Spotted seeds can't be removed by winnowing or seed flotation. They can only be removed by manual sorting. This video will show you how to clean seed as one of the interventions to produce and use healthy seed. Download the full audio podcast in different languages at: www.AccessAgriculture.org
Seed sorting by flotation (Summary)
March 13, 2020 06:11 - 2 minutes - 2.75 MBWhy not try the technique of seed flotation before sowing your seed. By using this technique any poor seeds which have been attacked by insects will float to the top, leaving the good seed on the bottom. Download the full audio podcast in different languages at: www.AccessAgriculture.org
Rice transplanting (Summary)
March 13, 2020 06:11 - 2 minutes - 3.93 MBYields are much higher when rice is transplanted. Compared to broadcasting, yields are two or three times higher. So why not watch this video and find out how and why. Download the full audio podcast in different languages at: www.AccessAgriculture.org
Rice seed preservation (Summary)
March 13, 2020 06:09 - 3 minutes - 4.85 MBBased on hard real-life experience, the women of Maria village have devised some very effective techniques for seed preservation. So why not learn from some of these innovative women. Download the full audio podcast in different languages at: www.AccessAgriculture.org
Let’s talk money (Summary)
March 13, 2020 06:07 - 2 minutes - 2.98 MBThe economic analysis allows farmers to know how much money they earn or how much they will lose by changing from one technology to another, or from one practice to another. This helps them make a decision for the following year as to which practice they want to try out in their own fields. Download the full audio podcast in different languages at: www.AccessAgriculture.org
Land preparation for rice (Summary)
March 13, 2020 06:06 - 2 minutes - 2.98 MBHow do land preparation and water management affect crop establishment, weed management and rice yields? And why does a field need to be perfectly levelled to make best use of fertilizers? In this audio podcast you can learn the answers to these and other questions. Download the full audio podcast in different languages at: www.AccessAgriculture.org
Joining hands against striga (Summary)
March 13, 2020 06:03 - 1 minute - 2.75 MBIt is important to pull striga weeds with your hands before the time it produces seeds and spreads. As it is laborious, better reduce the number of striga plants by applying compost or manure, and by rotating or intercropping with non-cereal crops, such as cowpea. In combination with these practices, hand pulling becomes less laborious. Farmers in Tanzania and Mali join hands to reduce the drudgery of hand pulling. Their community effort also helps them avoid spreading striga seeds to neighb...
Integrated soil fertility management (Summary)
March 12, 2020 18:03 - 1 minute - 1.95 MBA 22-minute audio podcast to explain the importance of combining organic resources mineral fertilizer and improved varieties in ways that are adapted to local conditions. Practical examples are shown from various agro-ecological zones in Mali, Niger, Nigeria, DR Congo, Burundi and Kenya. Download the full audio podcast in different languages at: www.AccessAgriculture.org
Improving Rice Quality (Summary)
March 12, 2020 18:01 - 2 minutes - 3.74 MBWhat steps can be taken to make sure that locally grown rice can compete against imports? Improving quality which can lead to increased profits for farmers. Download the full audio podcast in different languages at: www.AccessAgriculture.org
Grow row by row (Summary)
March 12, 2020 17:32 - 2 minutes - 3.81 MBFarmers in northern Nigeria are changing the way they intercrop their sorghum and millet with cowpea. By planting both crops at higher densities and in separate rows, and by applying some organic and mineral fertilizer, they harvest more and reduce damage by the parasitic weed striga. It is one of the strategies of integrated striga and soil fertility management. Download the full audio podcast in different languages at: www.AccessAgriculture.org
Food for fish (Summary)
March 12, 2020 17:29 - 1 minute - 2.72 MBWhat is plankton, and why does it matter to stimulate plankton growth? Experienced farmers in Bangladesh explain how they manage water quality in ponds, and why supplementary feeding is crucial to boost fish production. Download the full audio podcast in different languages at: www.AccessAgriculture.org
Effective worm control (Summary)
February 13, 2020 17:19 - 2 minutes - 3.1 MBThis podcast examines ways of reducing worm and fluke infestation in African livestock. There is advice on how to break the worm cycle and treat animals with reliable drugs. Download the full audio podcast in different languages at : www.AccessAgriculture.org
Composting to beat striga (Summary)
February 12, 2020 16:09 - 1 minute - 2.24 MBCompost is more powerful than manure. What is less known is that the micro-organisms in compost attack striga seeds in the soil. Compost also decreases the amount of striga that will sprout, and reduces its negative effect on cereal crops. Let us look at how farmers in northeast Mali make compost as one of the strategies of integrated striga and soil fertility management. Download the full audio podcast in different languages at : www.AccessAgriculture.org
Cashing in with parboiled rice (Summary)
February 12, 2020 16:01 - 2 minutes - 3.55 MBAlthough rice is highly nutritious, a lot of the quality is lost during processing. This results in poor-quality rice on the market, so consumers turn to imported rice. Parboiling, a way to improve the quality of rice by treating the paddy with warm water and steam. There are many good reasons for parboiling rice. The market for quality rice is growing. Download the full audio podcast in different languages at : www.AccessAgriculture.org