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Winrock’s 2017 Volunteer Spirit Award
April 27, 2018|volunteer
Throughout 2017 and over the course of three separate trips, Monica Norley provided extraordinary assistance to the Farmer-to-Farmer (F2F) program in Senegal. Our F2F staff is continually impressed with her great patience, understanding, and humility. In January 2017, Monica began working with the women of the Coalition of Women Against Illegal Immigration (COFLEC), located in […]
No Water, No Power
April 23, 2018|post
In 2017, drought in Kenya and neighboring countries became so severe earlier that the government of Kenya declared a national disaster. Already, the effects have been devastating: Food production dropped, leaving more than 2.6 million people without access to sufficient food. Some villagers have lost 40 percent of their livestock. Amidst the human tragedy of this drought, an unexpected actor […]
Seed Production Guidelines for Tropical Tree Legumes
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Any discussion about tree seed production must consider the adage “garbage in equals garbage out”. If you plant junk seeds you will inevitability harvest junk trees. Junk refers to inferior tree seeds derived mainly from inbreeding, collected from a narrow genetic base and uncontrolled hybridization. Junk also arises from indiscriminate seed collection from non-superior trees. […]
SUCCESS STORY: Community-Based Forest Management in Nghe An Province
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Nghe An province is located in the north central coast of Vietnam. It is the largest province in the country, covering 1,649,270 hectares. The province contains over 888,695 ha of forestland, mainly located in the western areas of the province. Nghe An has a large area of natural and planted forests which covers 71.6% of […]
Seed Treatment and Inoculation
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Agroforestry for the Pacific Technologies A publication of the Agroforestry Information Service July 1995, Number 12 To germinate and grow, seeds must absorb water. The seeds of many tree species have waxy or thick “seed coats” that inhibit water absorption and thus delay germination. Seedcoats dissolve slowly in several ways. Exposure to sun, rain and […]
Selecting and testing nitrogen fixing trees for acid soils
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Agroforestry for the Pacific Technologies A publication of the Agroforestry Information Service December 1994, Number 10 Acid soils-the problem How to practice low-input sustainable agriculture on marginal soils is a dilemma for small-scale farmers and government agencies responsible for providing technical assistance. This dilemma is greatest in tropical countries where population pressure is intense and […]
Windbreaks for Pacific Islands
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Agroforestry for the Pacific Technologies A publication of the Agroforestry Information Service April 1993, Number 5 Windbreaks are single or multiple rows of trees planted to protect an area from prevailing winds. Windbreaks are planted along the windward boundaries of fields to provide a more favorable environment for crop growth. Windbreaks are also established to […]
Winrock on the Road
April 12, 2018|post
It’s 95 degrees when Winrock CEO Rodney Ferguson and seven other members of Winrock’s board of directors arrive at the fresh vegetable production group and collection center in Deupura, Taulihawa, Nepal. The team has been on the move since early morning, but they quickly fan out to see plots of cucumbers, tomatoes, gourds, cowpeas, eggplant […]
Hippophaë rhamnoides: an NFT valued for centuries
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NFT Highlights A quick guide to useful nitrogen fixing trees from around the world NFTA 93-02, June 1993 **************************************************************** Hippophaë rhamnoides L., commonly known as sea buckthorn, is an arborescent shrub of wide adaptability distributed throughout more than 20 countries of Europe and Asia. The species has a history of utilization that goes back at […]