Backgrounder on seeds and seed breeding
Like this edition’s story from Benin, our Script of the week focuses on seeds. The majority of human food starts […]
Organic coating of cereal seed
The organic coating protects your seed from birds and insects and gives the young seedlings extra moisture and nutrients. You […]
Benin: Producing local seeds (AgribusinessTV)
Each harvested vegetable starts with a seed, so sourcing quality seeds is important for farmers. With climate change, many farmers […]
Rice seed preservation
Based on hard real-life experience, the women of Maria village (in India) have devised some very effective techniques for seed […]
Nigeria: High cost of inputs forces farmers to recycle maize seed
It’s a bright sunny Friday morning around 10 o’clock. Muhammad Rabilu is weeding his maize field, using a small knife […]
Backgrounder on seeds and seed breeding
The majority of human food starts as seeds, especially the seeds of cereal crops, legumes, nuts, vegetables, and fruit. Seeds […]
Malawi: Farmers acquire and maintain good quality groundnut seed to improve yield
Cynthia Mvalo smiles with her hands on her hips. She looks happily at the truck full of groundnuts which she […]
Togo: New seed varieties and best agricultural practices help groundnut producers
The first rains began to fall a few weeks ago, heralding the long growing season in southern Togo. Farmers are […]
Senegal: Farmers multiply local seeds
Sidy Balde is the only producer of maize seeds in his village. Mr. Balde is the chief of Saré Gueladjo […]
Backgrounder on seeds and seed breeding
Our Farmer story from Senegal focuses on seed multiplication, and our Script of the week looks more broadly at seeds […]