Technologies
« Previous EntriesHow to make Salted Eggs (Itlog Maalat)
Wednesday, August 13th, 2008
Eggs with fissures are sold as fresh duck eggs. Eggs with thin shells but have no cracks are made into salted red eggs. Dip eggs in a mixture of salt, garden soil, and water.
Free Agriculture Magazines
Tuesday, August 12th, 2008Yes, it’s true! Free agriculture magazine subscriptions.
Title: Garden Center
Geographic Eligibility: USA only
Description: Publication features articles focused on innovative marketing and merchandising of new and traditional retail categories, retail business management, store design and retail technology. Columnists offer opinion and information about hands-on retail experience and designing a business, from store design and merchandising to […]
Fertilization with Nitrogen
Wednesday, August 6th, 2008What role does nitrogen play in plant growth and yield?
Nitrogen occurs in the chlorophyll of plants and is responsible for vegetative growth. The leaves of plants that receive sufficient nitrogen have a dark, blue-green colour, which promotes photosynthesis.
Photosynthesis is the process by which light energy is intercepted by plants
and stored in the form of starches […]
Basic Beekeeping
Tuesday, June 10th, 2008There are many reasons why it is profitable to keep bees:
Honeybees make honey
Honey can be used in baking, cooking, to sweeten coffee or as a spread on bread.
Mead (an alcoholic drink) and honey beer are made from honey.
Honey is used in some medicines such as cough mixtures.
Wax from the honeycombs is used in candles and […]
Hollow Blocks from Farm Wastes
Monday, May 19th, 2008METHOD #1
Rural folks can beat the high prices of housing materials. Out of farm waster and ordinary soil, one can make durable hallow blocks comparable in strength to commercial ones.
The hallow blocks can be made right on the building site and fashioned similar to commercial hallow blocks. Although considered strictly non-load bearing, it is very […]
Alternatives to Portland Cement
Wednesday, May 14th, 2008Introduction
Cement, or some form of cementing material is an essential ingredient in most forms of building construction. Cement is the vital binding agent in concretes, mortars and renders, and is used for the production of walling blocks and roofing tiles.
Micro Irrigation
Monday, May 12th, 2008Conventional irrigation systems, such as channel irrigation and wild flooding tend to waste water as large quantities are supplied to the field in one go, most of which just flows over the crop and runs away without being taken up by the plants.
Recycling of Organic Waste
Friday, May 2nd, 2008
Introduction
Organic waste is produced wherever there is human habitation. The main forms of organic waste are household food waste, agricultural waste, human and animal waste. In industrialised countries the amount of organic waste produced is increasing dramatically each year.
New Technology of Extracting Coconut Oil
Thursday, May 1st, 2008Here’s a new technology of extracting coconut oil that can triple the income of coconut farmers. Dr. Pham Binh Chay, a researcher of the National Institute of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology (BIOTECH), University of the Philippines Bahos, has developed a better method of getting oil other than the traditional, tedious and uneconomical “copra system.”
Basic Guide to Hydroponics Technology
Wednesday, February 20th, 2008What Is Hydroponics?
In Latin, the word hydroponics means literally “water working.”
Hydroponics is the method of growing plants in nutrient-enriched water instead of soil—producing a healthier plant and healthier aromas. Plants grown using this method produce fruits and flowers with clearer, purer, more transparent scents. Impurities from soil and bacteria are eliminated, allowing hydroponically grown flowers […]
