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Soil Conservation in Organic Farming
This handbook gives an account of green manure, green leaf manure and the ways in which they could be used for increasing soil fertility. It also describes the different types of biofertilisers and their uses.
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Soil Conservation in Organic Farming (Handbook-1 - Green manure, Green leaf Manure, Biofertilisers)
This handbook gives an account of green manure, green leaf manure and the ways in which they could be used for increasing soil fertility. It also describes the different types of biofertilisers and their uses.
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Organic Pastoral Resource Guide
The design and content of this Resource Guide has been shaped by the experiences of practicing organic farmers. It has three main chapters: Soil, Animal Health and the Environment. These three chapters relate to the progression experienced by many who have converted to organic farming but it is not a recipe for organic farming. Rather it provides a range of options and ideas for you to choose from.
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Compost Production and Use in Sustainable Farming Systems
The Field Notes for Farmers extension series provides practical information on recent CEFS research projects for farmers and extension agents.
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Green manures/ cover crops
Basic English booklet on green manures and cover crops aimed at the tropics and sub-tropics.


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Green Manure Information Sheets
22 basic leaflets on species of tropical green manures.
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Soil Fertility Training Manual (in Organic Cotton)
This training manual shall facilitate trainings or workshops on soil basics relevant to organic cotton farming. The curriculum provides an example of a one day training schedule, indicating the topics and contents to be covered, objectives of each session, suggested training methods and necessary preparations. It refers to the transparencies that illustrate the respective topics...
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L’activité biologique des sols - Méthodes d’évaluation
Le fonctionnement général des sols ainsi que certaines de leurs propriétés agronomiques, sont liés plus ou moins directement à l’activité des très nombreux êtres vivants qu’ils contiennent. Il est donc tout à fait légitime, surtout en agriculture biologique, de chercher à utiliser des mesures biologiques pour mieux connaître et gérer les sols dans une perspective agronomique.
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Mboji ya kijani/ oteo la mimea
Basic Kiswahili booklet on green manures and cover crops aimed at the tropics and sub-tropics.
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