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Monday, July 30th, 2007How to begin Choosing a place to raise ducks 62. The first thing that you must do is to choose a place on your land that is good to raise ducks. 63. It is best to keep your ducks where you can watch them easily. So, the place that you choose should be as close [...]
Farming and Raising Ducks – Part 1 of 3
Monday, July 30th, 2007Introduction 1. Ducks lay eggs and give meat. They are good to eat and very good for you. [AgriPinoy Special] FREE Poultry Magazine Subscription 2. By raising ducks you will have mom food. This will help to feed your family and keep it strong and healthy. 3. Ducks are easy to raise. They need less [...]
Growing Ampalaya or Bitter Gourd
Thursday, July 26th, 2007Ampalaya (Momordica Charantia L.) Introduction Ampalaya, amargoso or bitter gourd (Momordica Charantia Linn) is one of the most important commercial and backyard fruit vegetables in the country today. It has both nutritive and medicinal use. The fruit and leaves of which are used as vegetable and the latter are further used as a laxative for [...]
Backyard Cattle Fattening
Thursday, July 26th, 2007Cattle fattening has gained prominence as an important business project of the livestock industry in the Philippines. It gives the farmer year-round work and pro- vides him with extra income. He can make use of cheap, plentiful farm by-products such as corn stovers, rice straw, copra meal, rice bran and sugarcane tops, which ordinarily go [...]
12-cubic meter Ferrocement Tank in Thailand
Wednesday, July 25th, 2007Introduction Much of the information for this Case Study is taken from a paper presented by Chayatit Vadhanavikkit of Khon Kaen University, Thailand at the Rainwater Catchment Regional Seminar and Workshop, held in Khon Kaen in 1983. Much work has been carried out in Thailand, both on rainwater catchment systems and on the development of [...]
Growing Strawberries
Wednesday, July 25th, 2007Noel Vock and Neil Greer, Department of Primary Industries and Fisheries This information has been extracted from the Agrilink Strawberry Information Online CD which provides information on all aspects of growing and marketing strawberries in Queensland. Introduction This is a checklist of the things you need to know before you start. It will help you make [...]
Technical Guide for Tilapia Farming – Part 3 of 3
Monday, July 23rd, 2007A. Fish farming equipment The equipment requirements of a project depend largely on the type of rearing to be done and the level of production envisaged. The degree of the use of automation needs to fit within the global context of the project. 1. Pumping When it is not possible to have a water supply [...]
Technical Guide for Tilapia Farming – Part 2 of 3
Monday, July 23rd, 2007PART TWO: A CHECK LIST FOR THE FEASIBILITY STUDY Complete and detailed information on the state of aquaculture and fisheries in the country concerned by the study is necessary. The study should show: · A brief description of the history of these activities, in the country describing successes and failures and analysing the causes for [...]
Technical Guide for Tilapia Farming – Part 1 of 3
Monday, July 23rd, 2007PART ONE: FISH FARMING NOTIONS A. Tilapia ‘Tilapia’ are fish species that are fresh water cichlids but some species are described as being eurhyaline. a term which means that they can tolerate and adapt to different water salinity levels including, under certain conditions, sea water. There are some 80 species of tilapia where almost all [...]
Composting for the Small Farmer – How to Make Fertilizer from Organic Waste
Monday, July 23rd, 2007About the Foundation for Sustainable Development in Africa (FSDA) FSDA is a new development organization based in Nairobi. We operate on the philosophy that for development to be truly sustainable, it must be conducted as a profit/loss business. Therefore, FSDA receives no funding from donor agencies or countries. All of our projects and activities are [...]
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