This course teaches farmers and small-scale feed millers how to formulate nutritionally balanced, low-cost feeds for poultry and pigs using locally available ingredients. You’ll learn nutrient targets, ingredient selection, step-by-step…
Backyard piggery is a low-cost, small-scale pig production system practiced by rural and peri-urban households. It allows farmers to raise pigs behind their homes using simple housing, local feed resources,…
This course introduces beginners to an affordable, organic-based system for raising rabbits profitably in Africa. You will learn how to choose rabbit breeds, construct low-cost housing, feed rabbits organically, manage…
This course teaches farmers how to raise local goat breeds in Africa using organic and sustainable methods. Local goats are hardy, disease-resistant, and well-adapted to African climates. Organic goat farming…
This course teaches farmers and learners how to grow cowpea (Vigna unguiculata) both as a nutritious food crop and as a green manure to enrich soil fertility naturally. Cowpea is…
Organic poultry farming focuses on preventing diseases rather than treating them with synthetic drugs or antibiotics. The goal is to maintain the birds’ natural resistance and create a healthy environment…
This course teaches farmers and students how to prevent diseases in rabbits using organic and natural methods. It focuses on maintaining rabbit health through proper housing, balanced nutrition, herbal remedies,…
Compost tea is a nutrient-rich liquid made by steeping high-quality compost in water, often with added aeration and a sugar source like molasses to feed beneficial microbes. Unlike leachate (the…
Goats and sheep are prone to internal parasites such as roundworms, tapeworms, stomach worms (Haemonchus), and liver flukes. Common symptoms include: Weight loss Diarrhea or pasty stools Anemia (pale eyelids)…
Organic livestock feeding is the practice of raising animals using natural, non-GMO, and chemical-free feeds to promote animal health, environmental sustainability, and food safety. Key Principles Include: No synthetic additives…
Roma tomatoes are a popular variety of plum tomatoes known for their firm texture, fewer seeds, and rich flavor ideal for sauces, pastes, and canning. They grow best in warm…
Neem oil is a natural pesticide extracted from the seeds of the neem tree (Azadirachta indica), native to India and other parts of Asia. It contains compounds like azadirachtin, which…
Fish emulsion fertilizer is a liquid organic fertilizer made from the byproducts of fish usually the waste, heads, and guts left over from fish processing. It’s known for its strong…
Soil pH measures how acidic or alkaline your soil is, on a scale from 0 (very acidic) to 14 (very alkaline), with 7 being neutral. Most crops grow best in…
