L’agriculture biologique est une agriculture sans « produit chimique » (traitements phytosanitaires ou fertilisation chimique). L’agriculture biologique diffère de l’agriculture traditionnelle car elle est basée prioritairement sur le développement durable, le respect du sol, des animaux, de l’environnement et de la santé. L’agriculteur choisit des techniques traditionnelles ou modernes adaptées pour améliorer chaque culture.

Organic farming is farming without chemicals (pesticides or chemical fertilisation). Organic farming differs from traditional farming because organic focusses on sustainability, respect of soil, animals, environment and health. The farmer choose traditional and modern technics to improve his crops.

L’observation et la connaissance des plantes sont 2 atouts essentiels pour une agriculture biologique efficace. L’attention particulière portée à la santé de la plante et du sol permet de diminuer les maladies et les parasites. La diversite joue aussi un role important.

Observing and knowing the plants are essential for an efficient organic farming. You will learn how to manage pest and diseases by improving the health of soil and plants. The diversity play also an important role.

Les plantes cultivées de manière biologique poussent en général plus lentement que les plantes en agriculture intensive mais elles sont plus résistantes et souvent plus gouteuses que les cultures qui ont reçues une fertilisation chimique.

The organic plants grow often more slowly than the plants in conventional intensive agriculture but they are more resistant and testfull than those grown with chemical fertlisation.

L’agriculture biologique est durable. En Afrique, elle peut être facilement mise en œuvre dans des programmes de développement agricole des cultures traditionnelles ou pour réduire les cout et l’impact environnemental des cultures intensives pour la vente.

Organic farming is sustainable and a low input practice. In Africa, it could be easily introduced in development programs to improve traditional food crops or to reduce cost and environemental impact of intensive market crops.

Pour plus d’information sur l’agriculture biologique : visitez le site de l’IFOAM (fédération internationale de l’agriculture biologique).

For more information about organic farming, you can visit the website from IFOAM (International Federation of Organic Agriculture Movements)

Velvet bean revolution!!

To learn a bit about thje use of velvet beans in maiz plantation, click here

Introduction to permaculture!

This is a Permaculture booklet made for an amazing NGO "Mothers For All" in Botswana (www.mothers4all.org) teaching permaculture in villages.

This is an introduction to permaculture, soil management and setting up a back yard garden.

This information is for all and hopefully can help you! Please click here and enjoy learning!

liens interessants:
http://www.tropicalpermaculture.com
http://witcheskitchen.com.au

Site web interessant / Interesting website

IFOAM - International Federation of Organic Agriculture Movements : http://www.ifoam.org

OLD ORCHARD FARM - Kafue, Zambia -Sebastian Scott - Ferme bio et futur centre de formation en poly-culture elevage bio, un bon modele - Small scale organic farm and futur training center in organic farming - http://oldorchardorganicfarm.blogspot.com

NEVER ENDING FOOD - Malawi - a nice website with lots of information about permaculture and low imput organic farming - http://www.neverendingfood.org/
on this web site you can also dowload for free a very usefull manual on lowimput and nutrition: http://www.neverendingfood.org/h-low-input-manual/

Usefull books

The Complete Book of Self Sufficiency - John Seymour
A real complete book on how to make your own garden, jams, electricity... Plenty of information, THE book that you must have if you are interested in self sufficiency!

The Korean Natural Farming Handbook - Master Cho Han-kyu
You can find information about the Natural Farming, well developed in Asia on http://www.thenaturalfarmingway.com/, but we still unable to find the books for sale on internet. Any way, the Korean Natural Farming are interesting methods, well described in an easy and practical way!


Volunteering around the world

...in exchange for food and accomodation

WWOOF - World Work Opportunities in Organic Farming : http://www.wwoof.org
WWOOF gratuit - http://free-wwoof.info/

HelpX - online listing of host for volunteer helpers in exchange for food and accomodation - http://www.helpx.net/

Grow Food - Work. Live. Learn. - http://www.growfood.org

Autres contacts utiles / Other usefull contacts

ARFA - Association de Recherche et de Formation en Agro-écologie - Fada - Burkina Faso : arfa@fasonet.bf

COBEX - Community Based Extension Initiative Group - Formation en apiculture, protection des forets, agro-foresterie - Bambui, Cameroun : Romanus Bicheh - cobexorgs2002@yahoo.com

SHUMAS - Formation en agriculture biologique - Bamenda, Cameroun - http://www.shumas-cameroon.org

BIOTROPICAL - Production et exportation de fruits issus de l'agriculture biologique - Douala, Cameroun: http://www.biotropical.com/

SOUGHT AFTER SEEDLINGS - South Africa - Fournisseur de graine bio et de vieilles variétés - Organic seeds and old varieties - www.soughtafterseedlings.co.za

PERMACULTURE PROJECTS AROUND THE WORLD - http://www.permacultureglobal.com/

RUBEN CENTER - Nairobi, Kenya - An amazing center dealing with education, health, social health and gardenning projects in the slums - Un centre exceptionel aux mutiples vocations: education, sante, soutien social et jardinage dans les bas-quartiers - http://www.rubencentre.org/
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Practical information - Informations pratiques

Quelques informations pratiques sur la protection des cultures en agriculture biologique (cliquez ici)

Practical information about crops protection in organic farming (click here)

Informations complementaires/ Complementary informations:

Attention: Si vous utilisez la poudre de tephrosia comme insecticide pour la conservation du mais, n'oubliez pas de le lavez avant de le consommer!

Warning: If you use tephrosia powder to protect your corn against insects, don't forget to wash it before eating!


Contre les pucerons:
Laisser macerer 1 kg de feuilles et tiges de tomates pilees dans 10 litres d'eau pendant 24 a 56 heures. Filtrer et pulveriser les plants infectes.

Against aphids:
Macerate 1kg of pounded tomato leaves and stems in 10 liters water for 24 to 56 hours. Spray on the infected plants.

Plant extract preparation

How to prepare plant extracts to spray: click here

Balikumbat - Cameroun

Meeting in Balikumbat : introduction on organic farming and sustainable development (click here)

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