Dr David Amudavi, the Executive Director of Biovision Africa Trust (BvAT), an organization based at the Iinternational Centre for Insect Physiology and Ecology (ICIPE) that promotes Ecological Organic Agriculture (EOA) has been elected to the World Board of the International Federation of Organic Agriculture Movements (IFOAM), also called IFOAM Organics International to represent Africa in the global body. He was elected by the General Assembly that took place in New Delhi, India, recently. IFOAM Organics International promotes adoption of organic agriculture in 129 countries. Dr Amudavi sat down with Peter Kamau and had a candid chat on Organic Agriculture & the role of IFOAM in propelling Organic farming.

Making A Strong Case For Organic Farming

Hali ya anga imezidi kuzorota na wakulima wengi  Nchini wanaendelea kuadhirika.Kipimo cha mazao kimezidi kudidimia.Idara ya hali ya anga  imetabiri nchi ya Kenya itapata  kipimo kidogo cha mvua msimu huu na  kuzidisha hali ya ukame inayo shuhudiwa  wakati huu .Kwa wakulima wengi habari hii inamaana kuwa hawatapata   zao waliotarijia .Tulitembea  eneo la kinangop  ambalo linapakana na  milima 	ya aberdare kupata  taswira kamili ya vile  mabadaliko ya hali ya anga yanadhuru mkulima  na mbinu ambazo wakulima wanatumia kukabiliana na changamoto hii

Wakulima Wavumbua Mbinu  Za Kukabiliana Na Mabadiliko Ya Hali Ya Anga

It’s that time of the year that the country experiences long rains. Kenya receives more than 350 billion cubic of rain water annually but most of this water goes to waste. Such volumes of water can support a population of 233 million people. Simple solutions such as collecting water from roof gutters and  road culverts are some of the creative  ways that Kenya farmers are undertaking to ensure they have  water through out the year. Story courtesy of Access Agriculture https://www.accessagriculture.org

Harvesting Water From Road Culverts

Fruit fly damage fruits and lead to huge losses.Using fruit fly traps /baits is an effective way of controlling pests.They are various traps that farmers can use,see http://www.infonet-biovision.org/PlantHealth/Pests/Fruit-flies 
Audio courteousy https://www.accessagriculture.org

Killing Fruit Flies With Food Baits - ENG

When soil has lost its fertility it no longer grows a
good crop. But soil can be improved by combining
organic material, mineral fertilizer, improved varieties,
and good agricultural and land management practices
adapted to local conditions. This is called integrated
soil fertility management.©https://www.accessagriculture.org/

015 Integrated Soil Fertility Management - ENGLISH

Onion Diseases ENGLISH

A conservation agricultural approach known as `Push-Pull' technology has been developed for integrated management of stemborers, striga weed and soil fertility. Push-Pull was developed by scientists at the International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology (icipe), in Kenya and Rothamsted Research, in the United Kingdom, in collaboration with other national partners. The technology is appropriate and economical to the resource-poor smallholder farmers in the region as it is based on locally available plants, not expensive external inputs, and fits well with traditional mixed cropping systems in Africa.

Pushpush Technology

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Biovision Africa Trust (BvAT) is a not-for-profit organization established in Kenya in 2009 by the Biovision Foundation for ecological development in Switzerland and supported by the International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology (ICIPE) in Nairobi. The Trust’s goal is to alleviate poverty and improve the livelihoods of smallholder farmers in Kenya and other African countries through supporting dissemination of information and knowledge on appropriate technology to improve human, animal, plant, and environmental health. Agricultural output and food supply are however hindered by various environmental factors and lack of information and relevant training for the African smallholder farmers. Plant pests, for instance, are responsible for up to 80% of crop losses. Ecologically sustainable solutions are a practical alternative for African farmers to achieve good crop yields without relying on expensive chemical fertilizers and pesticides. What is lacking, however, are effective dissemination pathways to deliver relevant information to the farmers.