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    Date growing, harvesting and packing
    When dates bear fruits, they start off as green fruits and these are often bagged to keep them out of rich of pests and also prevents the dates from falling onto the ground when ripe. Harvesting dates Depending on the variety, some dates don’t ripen while still attached on the plant and these are harvested […]
    Duration: 07:17:00
    why you should invest in a pineapple garden
    Pineapples are less tedious to cultivate compared to other crops. This is because they are less susceptible to pests and diseases hence reducing the need to spray chemicals. After planting, the major activity that the farmer needs to do is weed control and pineapples take approximately 18 months to grow to harvest. After reaching harvest, […]
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    Dates Palm cultivation in desert
    Dates are a perennial fruit tree and is very popular in North Africa and the middle East. A date is a stone fruit meaning it is a single seed surrounded by an other fleshy fruit. When dried, dates will be soft, sugar will condense and create great sweetness. Growing dates Before growing dates, we need […]
    Duration: 06:01:00
    Improving fish quality for better markets
    The charcoal oven is an equipment used to dry fish. It is made of a charcoal chamber, and a smoke tray where the fishes are laid to dry over the oven. Charcoal oven construction The charcoal oven can be constructed using clay bricks, cement bricks, burnt breaks and compressed earth. To construct charcoal oven using […]
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    How to turn silk worm farming into a money spinner
    Silk worm only feed on leaves from one particular plant called the mulberry. In order to do silk worm farming on a large scale, you need to plant mulberry trees of different varieties on large scale.  Popular mulberry varieties The popular varieties of mulberry include Pakistan mulberry from Islamabad Pakistan which has very large fruits […]
    Duration: 11:25:00
    A participatory guarantee system
    The International organic certification can be bureaucratic and expensive and the local farmers cannot afford these. In many countries, the Participatory guarantee system is emerging as an alternative means of certification especially for small scale farmers. Mode of operation While participatory guarantee systems are created locally and differ from one country to another, they all […]
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    Complete process of silk worm farming and how silkworm cocoons are turned into silk
    Sericulture is an ancient practice that originated from china and has spread to various parts of the world. Silk worms are the larvae of silk moth and feed on the leaves of mulberry trees. Sericulture Sericulture involves careful management of silk worms from eggs to cocoon, extraction and processing. Silk worm farming begins from securing […]
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    Best organic fertilizer for any plants from aloe vera
    Aloe vera is a good source of nutrients such as magnesium, copper, zinc, sodium, calcium, iron, potassium and magnesium, and vitamins like A,C,E, folic acid, B1, B2, B3, B6 and also B12.  Fertilizer making process Get the aloe vera from which you want to make fertilizer and extract the gel in-between the leaf.  Cut the […]
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    How to make Wine part 4 – Bottling and Storing Wine
    Wine processing A farmer should use a siphone to bottle wine by gravity and place a cocker on top of bottles to cover wine for storage and label wine bottles as well.
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    Wine Making – Bottling, Cleaning, Corking & Storage
    Wine processing First, wash corks lightly in water to remove any dust on them before use and dont soak corks used to cover wine bottles. Corker types include knock on, corker, 2 handle corker and easy corker to put corks on bottles and free standing corker. Similarly, label the bottles and always stand bottle upright […]
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