Lemon verbena
Aloysia triphylla
Description
Lemongrass Verbena is a woody shrub with bright green leaves. It produces small white flowers. It is an ideal plant for potted cultivation. It has a strong lemon...
The banana plantation
Farmers should ensure that they use disease-free planting material, such as tissue culture varieties.
The organic farmer
Bananas are an important horticultural crop that provides food and income for small Kenyan farmers. It is doing well...
Summer Savory
Satureja hortensis
Description
The summer savory grows to about 30 cm and produces a mound-shaped plant with thin textured stems that have a purple colour. The leaves are long and narrow and have a grey-green colour.
Culture
Summer...
Winter Savory
Description
The winter savory reaches a height of about 60 cm and its foliage is dark green and bright. Its shape and texture are much more rigid than those of the summer savory and its...
French Tarragon
Artemisia dracunculus var. sativa
Description
The French tarragon is a loose and open perennial that can reach 60 to 90 cm in height. The leaves are dark green, narrow and slightly twisted. The plant occasionally produces...
SRI Technical Manual
The Intensive Rice System or IRS is an agro-ecological and climate-smart method that allows farmers to produce more cereals using less seed and water, and fewer purchased inputs. Unlike other agricultural strategies, SRI does...
SRI, Intensive Rice Growing System (2)
This article is very technical and its reading can be complex. Do not be discouraged because the article contains the scientific explanation for Sri's success.
How does the SRI work?
The concept of synergy seems to...
SRI, Intensive Rice Growing System (1)
The Intensive Rice System (IRS) is a rice cultivation method that produces significantly higher yields with far fewer seedlings planted and fewer inputs than traditional methods (i.e. flooding) or more "modern" methods (using mineral...