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Vegetables

Seed production for African indigenous vegetables

Summary:

The training manual contains 8 modules:

  • Module 1: Seed Production Requirements
  • Module 2: Cropping Cycle
  • Module 3: Seed Preparation
  • Module 4: Site Selection and Land Preparation
  • Module 5: Planting, Weeding, Thinning and Gap-filling
  • Module 6: Pest and Disease Management
  • Module 7: Harvesting, Processing and Storing
  • Module 8: Vegetable Seed Farming As A Business
Languages:
English
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Pest factsheet: Cotton bollworm

Summary:

This guide sets out the causes, impact, signs and symptoms of cotton bollworm and offers practical advice on management through prevention and control strategies to a pest that attacks over 200 species of plants.

 

Languages:
English, Swahili / Kiswahili
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Shamba Shape-up – Fertilizer for green leafy vegetables – television programme

Summary:

Tips on fertilizing vegetables is a 90 second excerpt from the popular television programme Shamba Shape-Up. ASHC commission the programme makers to incorporate ISFM messages into the shows.

Languages:
English
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