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Crops/ fruits/ vegetables
Information on crop husbandry, water and soil management, preventive and curative pest and disease management
Pests/ diseases/ weeds
Description and identification and management of plant pests and diseases
Medicinal plants
Medicinal plants and their uses: Artemisia, Modia, Moringa, Neem, Ocimum kilimandscharicum, Pelargonium, Prunus africana, Sutherlandia, Tamarind
Fruit and vegetable processing
Drying of fruit and vegetables, pulp, jam, construction of a dryer
Natural pest control
When to apply control methods: Plant extracts (galic, neem, pyrethrum), Soap spray, Bio-pesticides (Bt, copper, sulphur), Natural enemies, Traps and bagging, Biofumigation etc.
Cultural practices
Organic plant nutrition, Composting, Field sanitation, Green manure, Crop rotation, Intercropping, Push-pull, Mulching, Conservation tillage, Weed management etc.
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Nutrition and nutritional diseases
Ariboflavinosis, Beriberi, Goiter, Peptic Ulcer Disease, Rickets/Osteomalacia
Insect Transmitted Diseases
Malaria: integrated and preventive control (water management, bed-nets, medical treatment)
Water Borne Diseases
(under construction)
Air Borne Diseases
(under construction)
Zoonotic diseases
(under construction)
Hygiene and Sanitation
(under construction)
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Animal husbandry and beekeeping
Information on organic animal husbandry and nutrition, Animal diseases prevention and management by categories of domestic animals (Bees, Chicken, Camels, Cattle, Donkeys, Fish-farming, Geese, Goats, Pigs, Rabbits, Record keeping etc.)
Animal diseases
Brucellosis, Tuberculosis, Contagious Pleuropneumonia, Anthrax, Milk fever, Mastitis, Diarrhea, Mucosal disease, Foot and mouth disease, Foot rot, Bloat
Fodder Production and Conservation
Hay making, Silage making
Products
Leather production, Manure, Bee products, Milk and dairy products
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Agro-Ecological Zones
FAO System, Kenya System
Water Management
Water cycle and rain, Rainwater harvesting, Shallow ground water, Water for domestic use, Water for irrigation, Community management of water sources, Water storage, Surveys, designs and permits for water projects, Construction of water projects, Seeking funds, Water as business, etc
Soil Management
An Introduction to soil degradation, An introduction to soil conservations measures, How to improve soil fertility, Kenyan Soils, Soil monitoring - Know your soil
Sustainable and Organic agriculture
The concepts of Organic Farming and Biodynamic Farming (under construction)
Conservation Agriculture
Conservation agriculture, Soil cover, Conservation tillage systems, Mixed cropping and crop rotation
Agroforestry
Agroforestry introduction, A guide to tree planting in Kenya
Processing and Value addition
Hygiene requirements, Lables and barcodes, Prepacking fruits and vegetables, Processing facilities, Juice making, Machinery and utensils
Energy
(under construction)
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15 March 2010 - Updated edition of infonet-biovision is online
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