Category: Honey Bee Network in Africa
Indigenous knowledge from Tanzania : Cypress for storing grains
‘Cypress’ (Cupressus lusitanica) tree grows in the colder regions of Africa such as Iringa, Kilimanjaro. The tree is generally used by many people for decoration during Christmas. The granary where grains are to be stored is first swept with green cypress branches. These are then spread in the granary. Grains are filled up to depth […]
Read moreIndigenous knowledge from Tanzania:Bulrush-millet brans keep away Scania
The stored grains need to be protected against the attack of insect pest like the large grain borer.The farmers group in Mbozi (Africa) line the floors of the granary with a layer of bulrush millet bran. They fill grains to about half a foot in the granary, then add a layer of bulrush millet bran. […]
Read moreIndigenous knowledge from Tanzania : Rice hull ash for scaring pests of maize and sorghum
The rice hulls are burnt and the ash is allowed to cool. This ash is then mixed with sorghum or maize before storage. For 90 kg bag of maize 20 litre tin of ashes is used. If the rice hulls are not burnt then ratio is usually kept as 1:1 for one tin of grains […]
Read moreFrom grassroots to global: International competition for scouting innovation
Auta Deogratias The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) announced the First International Competition for scouting grassroots innovations in survival technologies in association with SRISTI and the Honey Bee Network. The response was spectacular with as many as twelve countries participating in it. The countries from which we received responses (figures in the bracket gives […]
Read moreSearch for Sustainability Science
Long vilified as sorcerers, Kenya’s Nganyi rainmakers with meteorological equipment consisting of trees, pots and herbs are being enlisted to mitigate the effects of climate change (Kenya’s rainmakers called to combat climate change, Jean- Marc Mojon | Maseno, Kenya – Sep 20 2009 07:35). Of late, the scientific world has begun embracing them as partners […]
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