CABI
Potato production manual
- Summary:
Mwongozo wa teknolojia za uzalishaji wa viazi mviringo Tanzania is an output of Upsaling Technologies in Agriculture through Knowledge and Extension (UPTAKE) project financed by IFAD and implemented by FRI and CABI. This 47 page manual gives information to farmers and stakeholders in potato production on good agronomic practices to consider when cultivating potatoes.
- Languages:
- Swahili / Kiswahili

Cassava seed production manual
- Summary:
Mwongozo wa uzalishaji wa mbegu bora za muhogo za daraja la kuazimiwa ubora is a cassava manual focusing on production of cassava seedlings. It discusses on the economic importance of cassava, challenges of growing it, appropriate times to cultivate, land preparation, varieties and their ecological zones, preserving and transporting cuttings, planting, fertilizer application, pests and diseases, harvesting, among others.
- Languages:
- Swahili / Kiswahili

The socially engaged investors guide to communication for development
- Summary:
This guide provides comprehensive information on how public and private investment in communication for development can influence scale-up and adoption in small-scale farming households in sub-Saharan Africa.
It has been produced in collaboration between the three partners delivering the IDRC funded Scaling-Up Improved Legume Technologies (SILT) project in Tanzania. The partners, African Agribusiness Partnership, CABI and Farm Radio International, have also been supported by IITA.
- Languages:
- English
FOT: Extension Workers Perspective in Uganda
- Summary:
Optimization of Fertilizer Recommendations in Uganda. Monograph 4 of 4
Contents
- Planning and designing the FOT roll-out
- Community knowledge and extension workers FOT story for Uganda
- Key considerations while rolling out FOT in OFRA countries
- FOT enhancements
- Awareness and promotion
- Conclusions and recommendations
- Acknowledgement
- Links with additional information
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

African Nightshade Vegetable Trainer’s Notes
- Summary:
By the end of this training, participants will have learnt:
- The benefits of using quality seed
- To conduct a germination test
- To selecting a good site for African nightshade vegetable growing
- To prepare quality seed for planting
- To prepare and apply fertilizer/manure
- To plant African nightshade vegetable
- When and how to weed
- To manage pests and diseases
- To carry out proper harvesting
- The methods used to preserve vegetables
- Languages:
- English

African Nightshade Seed Trainer’s Notes
- Summary:
By the end of this training, participants will have learnt:
- The benefits of using quality seed
- To conduct a germination test
- To select a good site for African nightshade seed growing
- To prepare quality seed for planting
- To prepare and apply fertilizer/manure
- To plant African nightshade seed
- When and how to weed
- To manage pests and diseases
- To carry out proper harvesting of African nightshade seed
- To process African nightshade seed
- Languages:
- English

African Nightshade Cropping Cycle Flash Card
- Summary:
This resources consists of an 8 card set of flash cards on African nightsahde for use in group training or one-to-one coaching. It covers:
- Land clearing and nursery preparation
- First ploughing
- Second ploughing and harrowing
- Manure application and planting
- Weeding & thinning
- Pest & disease management
- Harvesting
- Seed processing and storage
- Languages:
- English

African Eggplant Cropping Cycle Flash Cards
- Summary:
This resources consists of an 8 card set of flash cards on African eggplant for use in group training or one-to-one coaching. It covers:
- Land clearing and nursery preparation
- First ploughing
- Second ploughing and harrowing
- Manure application and transplantation
- Pest & disease management
- Weeding
- Harvesting
- Seed processing and storage
- Languages:
- English
