Equip yourself with Knowledge for more Profitable (and Sustainable) Farming
Lower down the page you will find links to different sources of information. All the files have been prepared to be as cell-phone friendly as possible. They are sorted into groups by Category and each link is described in it's name. Following the Title is either A (for Advanced, which tend to be bigger files, but also tend to need much more knowledge than the average farmer) B (for Basic, smaller files, but fairly essential knowledge for all farmers and communities) or C (for Compulsory - these are files where a newcomer to this site should start). This is followed by the type of file (mostly .pdf but some images and videos) then the size of the file and finally the date of the last update.
We farm in Communities, so we really encourage you to share this Knowledge. Once you have downloaded it onto your phone, Bluetooth it to your family, friends and neighbours. (Bluetooth doesn't cost you any Data.)
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Useful links to important articles in sustainable farming
Cattle
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A strategy for adopting Planned Migratory Grazing B.pdf 376kb
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Video showing benefit of planned grazing May 2019 B video 50Mb
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Video showing benefit of planned grazing October 2019 B video 50Mb
Climate
Crop Farming
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Overcoming the H in Hunger C pdf 900kb
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Using Pigeon Pea and Lab Lab to overcome Hunger A .pdf 400kb
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Using Jack Bean to overcome Hunger A .pdf 400kb
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Using Gliricidia to overcome Hunger A.pdf 900kb
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Alley cropping and Compost a preliminary report Jan 2025 C .pdf 460kb
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Regenerative Agriculture in South Africa (an external website) C
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Should Small Scale Farmers use Pesticides? Jan 2025 C .pdf 430kb
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Moveable night kraal, split ridge and basins - a suggestion A .pdf 400kb
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Weather Forecast, Sept 2024 .pdf 5kb
Radio Programs - the CHEAPEST way to get this information is to listen to the Radio Programs. If you cannot follow spoken English, you could try the small .pdf files which are written Summaries. If you want to listen to a program try the bigger audio files.
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2025 Feb 12 Plant Nutrients m4a 10Mb
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2025 Feb 26 Victor Tangi FMNR cooking Bringing back the Rains m4a 15Mb
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2025 Mar 25 Rolf Shenton using Livestock to reduce Soil Erosion m4A 35Mb
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2025 Apr 2 Gift Mulungushi Trees and Erosion, Part 1 m4A 12Mb
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2025 Apr 2 Gift Mulungushi Trees and Erosion, Part 2 m4A 15MB
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Fb 12 2025 Plant Nutrients .pdf 270kb includes photos of nutrient deficiencies
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Mr 19 2025 Erosion with Doubt Mweetwa .pdf 12kb
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Mr 26 2025 Rolf Shenton using Livestock to reduce Soil Erosion .pdf 16kb
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Ap 2 2025 Gift Mulungushi Agroforestry and Erosion .pdf 16kb
Social
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Moto waMvula Stove for Efficient cooking with variable fuel C.pdf August 2024 206kb
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Moto waMvula Stove for Efficient Cooking BEMBA C.pdf August 2024 442kb
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Moto waMvula Stove for Efficient Cooking CHICHEWA C.pdf August 2024 442kb
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Moto waMvula Stove for Efficient Cooking NDEBELE C.pdf August 2024 442kb
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Moto waMvula Stove for efficient Cooking SHONA C.pdf August 2024 611kb
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Designated Small Stick Harvetsers to provide alternative fuel for cooking January 2025 654kb
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How to use a Smartphone to find and then share information from the Internet C .pdf Oct 20214 20kb
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Manual Repair of Rural Roads by Local communities A .pdf 221kb
Soils
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African Soil Atlas - download the.pdf from this site A 3 large .pdf files from this site
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A Geological Map of Zambia. .jpg 8Mb This is VERY complicated (and large) file and is really for Agricultural Extension workers and NGOs. It is a Geological Map, NOT a Soil Map but it does give one some idea of where the soils might change.
Trees
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FMNR or Konzani Mitengo C .pdf 988kb