Showing posts with label agroforestry. Show all posts
Showing posts with label agroforestry. Show all posts

Mar 2, 2017

Cacao: Agroforestry versus Monoculture

Cacao: Agroforestry versus Monoculture

A recent study conducted in Bolivia explored the production and economics of cacao. While they took yield into consideration they also looked at profitability and nutrition health of the farmers and their families. We encourage you to read the linked article and utilize the discussion points below to guide conversations in your classrooms, coffee shops, and communities around the world!

Cacao

Jan 3, 2016

Level Z Roads

Level Z Roads

After a short night in the Miami airport we boarded our final flight to Port au Prince, Haiti. We arrived on schedule to Haiti, but long lines awaited us in immigration. After grabbing our luggage we loaded up the van and started the three hour trek north to the Caiman area. From Port au Prince to Caiman we travel on National Highway 3. This highway is paved 3/4 of the way to Caiman, but the last

Jun 26, 2015

International Websites for Information Related to Agriculture


S. No
Name
Website
1
Agricultures Network, Netherlands
www.agriculturesnetwork.org
2
Agroforestry
 www.agroforestry.net
3
Appropriate Technology, UK
http://www.researchinformation.co.uk/apte.php
4
Bamobooweb.info
www.bambooweb.info
5
Banana
www.banana.com
6
Biodynamic Farming and Gardening Association  
www.biodynamics.com
7
Bioversity International, Italy  
www.bioversityinternational.org
8
COMPAS  Endogenous Development
www.compasnet.org
9
Composting101.com  
www.composting101.com
10
Department of Agriculture, Philippines
http://www.da.gov.ph/
11
Educational Concerns for Hunger Organization (ECHO), USA
www.echotech.org
12
Farmily : E -marketing site
https://farmily.com/en/ 
13
Food and Agricultural Organization
www.fao.org
14
Free Rice
www.freerice.com
15
Global Organics
www.globalorganicsgroup.com
16
Grain, Spain
www.grain.org
17
Hawaii Fruits
www.hawaiifruit.net
18
Heifer International, USA  
www.heifer.org
19
Holistic Agriculture, Spain
www.holisticdecisions.com
20
 Homestead.org
www.homestead.org
21
 International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics, Hyderabad
www.icrisat.org
22
International Federation of Organic Agriculture Movements, Germany  
www.ifoam.org
23
International Rice Research Institute, Philippines
www.irri.org
24
Israel Agriculture
http://www.israelagri.com/
25
 Itinerant Permaculture, USA
www.ipermaculture.org
26
Mango  
www.mango.org
27
Morigna News
www.moringanews.org
28
National Tropical Botanical Garden, Breadfruit Institute
http://ntbg.org/breadfruit/  
29
Natural Resource Conservation Services, USDA
http://soils.usda.gov/sqi/
30
 New Mexico Humates
www.humates.com
31
One man, one cow, one planet, New Zealand
www.onemanonecow.com
32
Organic.org
http://organic.org
33
Pine Island Nursery, USA
www.tropicalfruitnursery.com
34
ProMusa: banana science  
www.promusa.org
35
Rodale Institute, USA
http://rodaleinstitute.org/
36
Science and Development Network, UK
http://www.scidev.net/en
37
Soil Health, Australia
www.soilhealth.com
38
Soilhealth.net
http://soilhealth.net/
39
Solar Cookers International Network  
http://solarcooking.wikia.com
40
TeraVita, Science of Humic Acids
www.teravita.com  
41
The Epicentre Exotic Herbs and Spices
www.theepicentre.com
42
The Killer Plants, UK
http://thekillerplants.blogspot.in/
43
The Vetiver Network International
www.vetiver.org
44
Top Tropicals (rare tropical plants)  
http://toptropicals.com
45
Trees for Life International
www.treesforlife.org
46
Tropical Fruits
www.bijlmakers.com/fruits/tropicalfruits.htm
47
Tropical Permaculture   
www.tropicalpermaculture.com
48
World Agroforestry Center, Nairobi
www.worldagroforestrycentre.org
49
World Cocoa Foundation, USA
www.worldcocoafoundation.org
50
World Organic Trade Fair
www.biofach.de/en
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