Tag Archives: Agriculture

Livingston’s Adventures with Manioc [Cassava] in Southern Africa

Posted on 30/06/2015 by dianabuja

Yesterday I had for lunch an African dish with fish and cassava [manioc] in a delicious sauce.  This reminded me of the oft negative descriptions of the crop as being something less that wonderful; as written by David Livingston : The … Continue reading →

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Mungo Park, an 18th Century Ethnologist Explores West Africa

Posted on 22/04/2015 by dianabuja

Mungo Park is the first explorer/writer of the 18th century who attempted to interpret local people and places from a local point of view   He was influenced by principles and practices of the Enlightenment. picture source – http://www.vialibri.net In this entry we … Continue reading →

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Posted in Africa-West, Agriculture, Arab traders, Colonial, Cuisine, Ethnography, Food, Mungo Park | Tagged , , , , , | Leave a comment

Intercropping in upland Burundi, central Africa

Posted on 01/05/2014 by dianabuja

Intercropping in upland Burundi. Banana, manioc, maize, amaranth, etc, are regularly intercropped by smallholders.  This is a traditional method of augmenting soil fertility and porosity, and of assuring seasonally appropriate crops. As well, problems of  brief, radical climate shifts are … Continue reading →

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Posted in Agriculture, Botany, Burundi, Climate Change, Food Security, Indigenous crops & medicinal plants, Research and Development | Tagged , , , , , , , | 5 Comments

How to Spend Your Weekend – With Nematodes

Posted on 23/03/2014 by dianabuja

An amusing add directed to American livestock farmers that has appeared in several agriculture and livestock magazines – Nematodes are one of the biggest problems not only in the States, but globally.  The increasing over-use and inappropriate use of anthelmintics , … Continue reading →

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Soil biodiversity and ecosystem function

Posted on 06/09/2013 by dianabuja

It has long been recognised that organisms living in the soil are important for making nitrogen available to plants and for storing carbon in the soil but a new paper in PNAS by de Vries et al… Source:  canwefeedtheworld.wordpress.com diana … Continue reading →

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Posted in Africa-East, Africa-North, Burundi, Climate Change, Desertification, Nile Valley, Research & Development, Research and Development, Sudan | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

Friday Funnies – On Friday!!

Posted on 23/08/2013 by dianabuja

Have a wonderful weekend – we are, here by the Lake!!

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Posted in Africa-Central, Approapriate Technology, Burundi, David Attenborough, Environment, Hotel Club du Lac Tanganyika2, Humor, Lake Tanganyika, Living here, Social Life, Wildlife | Tagged , , , , , , | 2 Comments

Helping the most vulnerable farmers adapt to climate change – lessons from a Farm Africa project

Posted on 09/07/2013 by dianabuja

See on – Africa and Beyond By Jonathan Finnighan Helping the most vulnerable farmers adapt to climate change – lessons from a Farm Africa project The first thing that strikes me about Mwangangi’s farm is that it looks abando… …The … Continue reading →

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Posted in Africa-General, Agriculture, Agroforestry, Climate Change, Development, Humanitarian Assistance, Livestock, Research & Development, Technology | Tagged , , , , , , , | 7 Comments