📅 June 2025 📍 Republic du Benin 🤝 URBANE project & CIRAD (Centre de coopération Internationale en Recherche Agronomique pour le développement) We are pleased to announce we had fruitful discussions between URBANE partners and CIRAD which aimed at enhancing agroecological research and innovation in Africa. These discussions will leverage real-time plant health monitoring technologies…
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We have some news to share on everything we worked on for the past year! Check out our second newsletter published today! https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7285940448529948672
Francis Tei, is a farmer in Ghana, with a strong interest in agroecology. Francis already uses cover crops in crop rotation and companion planting to protect his crops, maximize biomass production, and reduce the use of chemical inputs (notably nitrogen fertilization). He also practices no-till farming, crop diversification, agroforestry, and adjusts the planting density and…
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The practice of semi-confinement helps prevent wandering, ensures complete nutrition, and ensures the good health of the animals. For optimal practice, adhering to a certain organization is very important. 📋 Find in this article advice on setting up a chicken coop, on making feed and its distribution, and on animal hygiene and health.👇https://3perf.fr/r/34u
With immense gratitude, we conclude the M18 URBANE Project Meeting at the Centre for Biodiversity Conservation Research (CBCR), University of Ghana campus, Legon. From 6th to 8th February 2024, our dedicated partners delved into innovative solutions, guided by the ONE HEALTH APPROACH, to support the agroecological transformation of peri-urban farming. 🏙️🌿 A heartfelt thank you…
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On february 4th, Vincent Levavasseur (VDT) and Philippe Cousin(SENSEEN) visited farms in Ghana working with a no-till association ( https://centrefornotill.org/) to promote the use of best agroecological practices. After a 1h30 drive from from Accra Vincent and Philippe met with local farmer Françis who explained the good practices he applies, using cover crop Mucuna to…
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In this practical handbook, learn more about the concepts, principles and tools of DMC in intertropical and temperate zones. It discusses the principles of management of ecosystems conducted in DMC, helps to reason the choice of cropping systems and operational sequences, presents a set of service plants that can be used in plant cover. 👀…
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Agroecology is agriculture based on a series of principles. The main ones are:-The permanent occupation of soils and space by plants and animals🍀🐑-Recycling of all resources♻️-The minimal disturbance of the environment🪱-Biodiversity and a large number of actors🐝-The flow of information📣-The sharing of abundance: of products and services🤝 You have to copy nature, it grows on…
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The URBANE partners met on the 26-27 of June at the ESIEE premises in Paris in a two-day meeting organized by partner SENSEEN. The partners had the opportunity to discuss important milestones and results, bottlenecks and further plan the work forward. Next meeting will be held near M18 with more details to be announced soon!
A two-day hybrid meeting in Rabat, Morocco marked the 6 months of the project. The meeting took place on the 23-24th of November and it hosted by local partner IAV. It was a great opportunity to meet most of the partners in person and discuss our way forward within the URBANE_Project. Plans for the next 6 months…
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