Farming Methods
« Previous EntriesHow to Grow Potatoes in a Garbage Can
Sunday, March 14th, 2010Why in the world would anyone want to grow a crop of potatoes in a plastic garbage can? Well let me tell you, potatoes grow deep, and it’s hard to dig them all out! Plus, they like soft, well prepared soil that’s easy for them to root in. Then of course, they’re space hogs, eating [...]
How to Sprout Sweet Potato Vines
Sunday, March 14th, 2010The sweet potato (lpomoea batatas) is a native plant to Central and South America. Growing a sweet potato vine is a wonderful project for you and the kids. People have been doing it for years as an easy and cheap way to propagate a house plant. The leaves are purplish-green that emerge from the top [...]
Tilapia Freshwater Fishpond
Saturday, March 13th, 2010Site Selection and Engineering The success of freshwater fishpond farming depends on the selection of ideal fishpon site, proper planning and layout design, proper construction and appropriate pond management. Considering the expenses involved in pond construction, freshwater fishponds smaller than half a hectare are not commercially viable. This technoguide is designed for freshwater fishponds with [...]
Tilapia Cage Culture
Saturday, March 13th, 2010Introduction Tilapia cage culture is growing tilapia in cages made of nylon nettings and bamboo frames that are floated, submerged or fixed at the bottom. It utilizes bodies of water such as dams, rivers, lakes, bays, reservoirs and coves. This is one of the effective technologies used in raising tilapia. It started out in 1974 [...]
Garden Silage & Intensive Gardening
Tuesday, March 2nd, 2010Intensive Gardening Intensively cultivated vegetable gardens can supply a great deal of a family’s food from very little land. However, to maintain their productivity, these gardens require a lot of fertilizer and some special techniques, which are discussed below. As one crop is finished, another is put in its place throughout the growing season. Without [...]
Micro-livestock: Little-known Small Animals with a Promising Economic Future – Others
Friday, February 12th, 2010Part VII Others As noted in the preface, this report by no means exhausts all the microlivestock possibilities. Lack of space and time precludes discussion of creatures such as edible insects, snails, worms, frogs, turtles, and bats, which in some regions are highly regarded foods. Similarly, we have not included fish, shrimp, and other aquatic [...]
Micro-livestock: Little-known Small Animals with a Promising Economic Future – Lizards
Friday, February 12th, 2010Part VI : Lizards Large lizards have been important foods since prehistoric times and are still commonly hunted in parts of Asia, Africa, and Latin America.1 Some (such as the monitor lizards seen in markets in Indochina) are carnivorous species that may be difficult to feed and raise economically. However, the iguanas of the Americas [...]
Micro-livestock: Little-known Small Animals with a Promising Economic Future – Deer & Antelope
Friday, February 12th, 2010Part V : Deer and Antelope Several types of tropical deer’ and antelope are no bigger than an average-size dog. These “microdeer” and “microantelope”2 are the smallest of all ruminants. Although there is considerable experience with rearing and utilizing the larger species, little is known about these miniature ones. Given research, mouse deer, muntjac, musk [...]
Micro-livestock: Little-known Small Animals with a Promising Economic Future – Rodents
Friday, February 12th, 2010Part IV : Rodents Rodents are the world’s most widespread, adaptable, and prolific group of mammals. They reproduce well, grow fast, learn quickly, and adapt to a wide variety of local conditions. Many convert vegetation into meat efficiently, digesting some fiber, even though their stomach, like man’s, is a simple one. It seems probable, therefore, [...]
Micro-livestock: Little-known Small Animals with a Promising Economic Future – Rabbits
Friday, February 12th, 2010Part III : Rabbits Contrary to popular opinion, the domestic rabbit is a substantial part of the world’s meat supply. Annual production of rabbit meat is estimated to be one million metric tons, and the total number of rabbits is approximately 708 million.’ However, rabbits are now intensively raised for food only in temperate, mostly [...]
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