Nepali farming families have learned how to make their own fertilizers using different waste materials. To create an effective nutrient carrier, farmers have learned how to carbonize an invasive shrub or other crop residues using low or no-cost Kon-Tiki style kilns. Nearly 100 farmers have also built urine collection pits to collect livestock and in some cases human urine which is combined with th...
The Cool Farm Tool (CFT) is a decision support and engagement tool that enables farmers and supply chain actors since 2010 to benchmark and assess their greenhouse gas emissions and the environmental impacts of their agricultural activities. The mission is to enable millions of growers globally to make more informed on-farm decisions that reduce their environmental impact....
The International Institute for Tropical Agriculture has investigated the benefits of the traditional practice of Coffee Banana Intercropping. On-farm research indicates that growing the two crops together can contribute to all three Climate-Smart Agriculture pillars....