Coolrooms and Cool Transport for Small-Scale Farmers

Temperature management is the key tool for reducing temperature losses in the developing world. Very few smallholder farmers have access to cooling or cool storage facilities, […]

• Start Date: 2010/01/01
• End Date: 2011/09/01
• Project Code: Not Available
• Lead University: University of California - Davis

• Region: Asia, Latin America and the Caribbean, Sub-Saharan Africa
• Topic: Food Security, Innovation

Indigenous African Leafy Vegetables (ALV) for Enhancing Livelihood Security of Smallholder Farmers in Kenya

Poster presented at Horticulture CRSP Inception Workshop, May 2010

• Date of Publication: 2010
• Author(s): Stephen C. Weller; Maria I. Marshall; Dharma Pitchay; Mathieu Ngouajio; Pamela Obura; Grace Cheserek; Elizabeth Omami; Julius Ochuodho; Christine Ndinya; Naman Nyabinda; Chris Ojiewo
• Type of Document: Project Document

• Region: Sub-Saharan Africa
• Topic: Productivity

Buteme, Ruth

• Start Date: 2010
• End Date: 2014/01/06
• University: Uganda Christian University
• Degree: BS

• Region: Sub-Saharan Africa
• Topic: Food Security

Chongela, Joel

• Start Date: 2010
• End Date: 2013
• University: Acharya N.G. Ranga Agricultural University
• Degree: PhD

• Region: Sub-Saharan Africa
• Topic: Food Security

Soil solarization

Summary: Solarization is a simple and safe method to kill weed seeds, nematodes and soilborne diseases prior to planting flower and vegetable crops. During months when […]

• Date of Publication: n.d.
• Author(s): Steve Fennimore
• Type of Document: Project Document

• Region: Sub-Saharan Africa
• Topic: Productivity

Stale seedbed preparation

Summary: This is a method of weed control practiced before planting. Most weeds germinate from very shallow layers in the soil

• Date of Publication: n.d.
• Author(s): Steve Fennimore
• Type of Document: Project Document

• Region: Sub-Saharan Africa
• Topic: Productivity

Concentrated Solar Drying of Mangoes and Tomatoes: Design for Tanzania

Poster presented at Solar Workshop at UC Davis Energy Week, May 11, 2010 and the Horticulture CRSP Inception Workshop

• Date of Publication: n.d.
• Author(s): Diane M. Barrett; Pieter Stroeve; Jim Thompson; Bertha Mjawa
• Type of Document: Project Document

• Region: Sub-Saharan Africa
• Topic: Food Security

Final Project Report- Sustainable Development of Horticultural Crops in Zambia for Food Security, Income Generation and in Support of the Tourism Industry: Helping farmers in Zambia develop consistent vegetable products to market to hotels and other tourist industries

Final project report from the “Sustainable Development of Horticultural Crops in Zambia for Food Security, Income Generation and in Support of the Tourism Industry” project.

• Date of Publication: n.d.
• Author(s): James E. Simon; Petrus Langenhoven
• Type of Document: Project Document

• Region: Sub-Saharan Africa
• Topic: Food Security, Markets

Management of Weeds and Soil Pests in Kenyan Vegetable Crops

Summary: Training sessions were conducted in three Kenyan villages (Maito, Zambia and Kiambani) near Kitui, to demonstrate basic weed and pest management techniques appropriate to local […]

• Date of Publication: n.d.
• Author(s): Steve Fennimore; Peter Mutua
• Type of Document: Project Document

• Region: Sub-Saharan Africa
• Topic: Food Security, Productivity

Final Project Report- Improving Market Access for Emerging South African Rooibos Farmers: Integrating emerging or marginalized Rooibos tea farmers into Fair Trade and other market systems in South Africa

Final project report from the “Improving Market Access for Emerging South African Rooibos Farmers” project.

• Date of Publication: n.d.
• Author(s): Laura T. Raynolds
• Type of Document: Project Document

• Region: Sub-Saharan Africa
• Topic: Markets