Newsletter no 2 - September 2020

Access Agriculture Panorama
No.2 - September 2020

New video from Access Agriculture - Making balanced feed for dairy cows

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ANNOUNCEMENTS

New videos in Bambara language

New videos are now available in Bambara language bringing the total number of videos in Bambara to 76 and have been posted on our platform www.accessagriculture.org. These translations were supported as part of the “Knowledge Centre for Organic Agriculture in Africa” project, funded by GIZ/BMZ. They are freely downloadable as video (mp4), audio (mp3), mobile (video format 3gp) as well as one-page factsheets with contact details for more information. Among them you can find videos on:

How to harvest, thresh, and store sesame to ensure good quality.

Harvesting and storing sesame – English version
Harvesting and storing sesame – Bambara version

A doe can give birth to an average of 30 baby rabbits per year

Breeding rabbits – English version
Breeding rabbits – Bambara version

BLOG POST

Pay and learn

Extensionists often give information away for free, but selling it may get you a more tuned-in audience. This is the conclusion of researcher Gérard Zoundji and colleagues in a recent paper published in Experimental Agriculture.
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VOICES FROM THE FIELD

Young agripreneur-consultant in Benin sees opportunities despite COVID-19 crisis

The last few months have witnessed unprecedented challenges because of the COVID-19 pandemic. It has not only had an impact on the health of people, but has also disrupted agricultural value chains, threatening the livelihoods of rural communities.
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MEET OUR AMBASSADOR

Jonathan S. Stewart

Access Agriculture ambassadors are volunteers who promote the work Access Agriculture is doing in their respective countries.

Jonathan S. Stewart holds a BSc in agriculture and has over 10 years of experience in youth development and agriculture. Currently, Jonathan is the Executive Director for Agro Tech Liberia – a youth-based non-governmental organisation where he seeks to attract youth to agriculture and agribusiness in order to reduce youth unemployment and poverty. He volunteers with several youth initiatives as mentor in peace-building, agripreneurship and educational activities. Jonathan is committed to championing youth leadership in transforming Africa through agripreneurship and entrepreneurship for “zero hunger” and economic development. Jonathan is a “green activist,” who promotes and campaigns for green environment by creating awareness on plastic waste management and climate-smart practices in Liberia.

WINNER OF THE MONTHLY QUIZ

Zanmènou Pierre Dassigli - Winner of Access Agriculture August 2020 Quiz contest
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The September 2020 Quiz will be open from 1-15 September 2020.
Check out the contest here: www.AccessAgriculture.org

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