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Farming with compost in Africa

Creating a precious soil improver from farm waste is a pillar of production of top quality crops. Dorothy Duodu, from fruit-exporting company Blue Skies, is your guide to Ghana's way to make and use compost on a large scale.
This film, one of eleven, is being used to share good agricultural practice in Africa.
LEAF (www.leafuk.org), Waitrose, African fresh produce exporters and Green Shoots Productions (www.green-shoot...) have been working with support of the UK Department for International Development's Food Retail Industry Challenge (FRICH) fund to share good agricultural practice between African farmers.

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  • @lcrread
    @lcrread7 жыл бұрын

    I'm happy to see that Africa is composting and using them in your farms as well. Hopefully, more Africians will do the same and create jobs in other areas as well. Keep it coming. Love to see your progress!

  • @shupimurambidzi1386
    @shupimurambidzi13864 жыл бұрын

    No more chemicals in my garden. Thank Dorothy .. Sister from Zimbabwe

  • @mubitamaombe8437
    @mubitamaombe84374 жыл бұрын

    I thought I was the only one tempted by her beauty, damn ! Beautiful presentation by a beautiful natural melanin rich woman.

  • @user-cs6yd8dc8d
    @user-cs6yd8dc8d6 жыл бұрын

    God bless Ghana ! Greetings from Cyprus !

  • @timarain4684
    @timarain46843 жыл бұрын

    Am glad Africans are starting to learning the simple method of farming. Compost is the best friend of a Gardner or a farmer.

  • @mthandenipita4229

    @mthandenipita4229

    2 жыл бұрын

    We have been doing this long long time ago, but maybe not commercially

  • @dicaeromod

    @dicaeromod

    Жыл бұрын

    Yeah they're definitely not the ones "starting to learning" 😅 they've probably been ahead of the game in many ways longer than we have.. it just hasn't been as exposed and promoted on platforms like everything we do

  • @eckartflohr7085
    @eckartflohr70855 жыл бұрын

    Best greetings from germany to Ghane, I have Ghana visited and I like your good job.

  • @chalicebrother3090
    @chalicebrother30906 жыл бұрын

    More Life and Black Agro Strength Brothers and Sister!!!

  • @meyoucajun1
    @meyoucajun16 жыл бұрын

    yes she is really pretty and a great personality, love the video and the country background, I love growing things also and use all that I can that is available to make my soil better, thanks for what you share, love your country, Joe

  • @pranavramraj5141
    @pranavramraj51413 жыл бұрын

    Thank you very much- so informative

  • @dexterking9003
    @dexterking90035 жыл бұрын

    That is very nice I see at least one country in Africa is on his way to feed in their own people and that is the week you have to do it you can rely on imports if the country don’t have money I need to form especially if you have anybody that have land should be forming very good

  • @jasonriseborough1391
    @jasonriseborough13914 жыл бұрын

    It appears Africa may have the answer and is paving the way for modern sustainable agriculture😊👍We can all learn so much from such a resourceful country😊ohhh and Dorothy...you’re a true stunner❤️

  • @GullahGeecheeFarmer

    @GullahGeecheeFarmer

    4 жыл бұрын

    Continent not country. 👌

  • @mjcamachoc
    @mjcamachoc6 жыл бұрын

    I fall in love with Dorothy

  • @unguja64

    @unguja64

    6 жыл бұрын

    I know!! She is totally adorable!!

  • @evanixar6

    @evanixar6

    6 жыл бұрын

    Mario Camacho me toó u.u

  • @genericfabricrefresher3163

    @genericfabricrefresher3163

    Жыл бұрын

    Shes a legend, all respect. No weird shit. I wanna work for u gurl

  • @yanikivanov
    @yanikivanov9 жыл бұрын

    You guys are great I wish in America there will be Africans like you. you are such a hard working people.

  • @nae.nae..

    @nae.nae..

    9 жыл бұрын

    Farming was very common among African Americans up until about the 70s. And in the Gullah regions it still is. Treatment was so horrible on these farms long after slavery so it's easy to understand why many from that generation just didn't pass down farming traditions. Its not completely dead though. It's just not trendy like it is with white Americans.

  • @CH-zf3hg

    @CH-zf3hg

    7 жыл бұрын

    shut up. Many African Americans are hard workers.

  • @oovii808

    @oovii808

    6 жыл бұрын

    I agree. Eastern Europeans love to come here, but criticize everything and everyone.

  • @TractorsPak
    @TractorsPak2 жыл бұрын

    Great job Sis! Keep it up

  • @JRR31984
    @JRR319845 жыл бұрын

    Heck yea, SPEAK about it lady.

  • @sevensurvival
    @sevensurvival6 жыл бұрын

    Excellent natural work. Love, and respect.......Seven Thunders///////

  • @jacobeksor6088
    @jacobeksor60885 жыл бұрын

    Great information , I am Montagnard indigenous I used to did at home the same .

  • @OgbonnaXtian
    @OgbonnaXtian10 жыл бұрын

    Thank you very much, and there zainab, ur question is indeed a good one

  • @serenemountain6769

    @serenemountain6769

    4 жыл бұрын

    what question ?

  • @doraiutube226
    @doraiutube2268 жыл бұрын

    Great job! In these days of high chemical cost and environmental pollution, composting is must. This will save lot of money for the farmers. You have mentioned that it takes 3 months to mature. In India, there are companies providing concoction of microbial agents which will assist decomposition in one month.

  • @FFP-Fabfitnessplus

    @FFP-Fabfitnessplus

    6 жыл бұрын

    Dorairaj Kuppurangam any chemical will definitely defeat the goal

  • @serenemountain6769

    @serenemountain6769

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@faa9261 Syntropic Farming, its the best technique for you to use ! research it !

  • @zifuwhite7683
    @zifuwhite76836 жыл бұрын

    Love there smiles

  • @lepidlover0557

    @lepidlover0557

    6 жыл бұрын

    Zifu white *their*

  • @emmanuelyoujaybannie1150
    @emmanuelyoujaybannie1150 Жыл бұрын

    Thanks you for the information.

  • @abdurrohman2011
    @abdurrohman20119 жыл бұрын

    Thanks

  • @saleemsiddiqui1870
    @saleemsiddiqui18702 жыл бұрын

    Wonderful experience beautiful people in Ghana

  • @jojooverhome5227
    @jojooverhome5227 Жыл бұрын

    You are just awesome .... I love your channel...

  • @abdulmainaDIYs
    @abdulmainaDIYs Жыл бұрын

    Wonderful job keep it up idols

  • @lepidlover0557
    @lepidlover05576 жыл бұрын

    She's really pretty

  • @DavidWilliams-ju2ln
    @DavidWilliams-ju2ln2 жыл бұрын

    Beautiful work!

  • @nyashamupaso
    @nyashamupaso Жыл бұрын

    Lovely

  • @SONVLOG426
    @SONVLOG4262 жыл бұрын

    This is nice content. Will be following.

  • @johng5295
    @johng52952 жыл бұрын

    Thanks in a million. Great content. Awesome. Grade: A++💥

  • @joycegcooper8278
    @joycegcooper82785 жыл бұрын

    Can you tell me what city you are in? Can you tell me how I can buy the compost?

  • @zainabahmed2342
    @zainabahmed234210 жыл бұрын

    thanks for the good work but my worry is about exposure of the compost to sunlight wont it lose its nutrients it has to be covered after application in the field and also the site for making compost it should at-least be planted with trees to protect the compost from direct sunlight and rain.

  • @MrFaisalsajjad

    @MrFaisalsajjad

    6 жыл бұрын

    zainab ahmed yes

  • @Thewiseman91

    @Thewiseman91

    5 жыл бұрын

    I agree

  • @sweetvuvuzela4634

    @sweetvuvuzela4634

    4 жыл бұрын

    As long as there is sufficient moisture it will be fine there needs to be evaporation to let ammonia go away

  • @serenemountain6769

    @serenemountain6769

    4 жыл бұрын

    Zainab Syntropic Farming is the answer to humanities problems, a man with such tecniques transformed a wasteland of depleted soil into a Forest of 467 hectars

  • @TheCoryGroshek

    @TheCoryGroshek

    2 жыл бұрын

    That's why you see the windrows covered in tarps here. The tarps help prevent the piles from drying out from the sun and wind, ans prevent weed seeds from blowing into the windrows

  • @ja5129
    @ja51295 жыл бұрын

    Hi.. Thank you for this video..Do you add chicken manure and sawdust into your compost? And what are the components in the starter?. Thank you for your response..

  • @TheCoryGroshek

    @TheCoryGroshek

    2 жыл бұрын

    Any material high in nitrogen is a great starter. Lawn mower clippings, urine, spent coffee grounds are all great ones.

  • @maguettecisse4578
    @maguettecisse4578 Жыл бұрын

    Respect

  • @billybass6419
    @billybass6419 Жыл бұрын

    Thanks for the video. I learned something. Does the compost replace the chemical fertilizers? Does the pineapple scraps make the compost too acidic?

  • @rabahdahmane3002
    @rabahdahmane30024 жыл бұрын

    very very good, viva africa

  • @xavierj.dealmeida2269
    @xavierj.dealmeida22695 жыл бұрын

    Great job... Keep it up.. India

  • @bpsahurtp
    @bpsahurtp2 жыл бұрын

    Good

  • @loxndjola6508
    @loxndjola65087 жыл бұрын

    grt jb

  • @cristianacevedo178
    @cristianacevedo1782 жыл бұрын

    cool

  • @yahyaosman2074
    @yahyaosman20745 жыл бұрын

    Good job

  • @DriftmanX
    @DriftmanX6 жыл бұрын

    I’d surely buy this to support if it were sold in the states.

  • @samkoly
    @samkoly5 жыл бұрын

    what did she uses to breakdown the raw material

  • @Eddy_mens21
    @Eddy_mens21 Жыл бұрын

    It’s for pineapple only or for any farming system?

  • @samtole
    @samtole2 жыл бұрын

    if it's heating up too much you need to add browns, not greens.

  • @kurumbaatoll9190
    @kurumbaatoll91908 жыл бұрын

    What benefit is there in adding the cardboard? Is there any nutrition in it

  • @Theorimlig

    @Theorimlig

    8 жыл бұрын

    +Kurumba Atoll It is made out of wood, which mainly consists of carbon. More carbon in the soil helps hold more water, makes worms thrive and encourages a better soil structure.

  • @elizabethharris7164
    @elizabethharris7164 Жыл бұрын

    Do you have to add red worms to your compost

  • @tariro5685
    @tariro56853 жыл бұрын

    good day, do you use anything else (synthetic ferts) or only compost and the tea? can I replicate that for other horticultural produce?

  • @seithozhil3602
    @seithozhil36023 жыл бұрын

    So 👍good

  • @MExcuse
    @MExcuse3 жыл бұрын

    Greetings from Austria! Good look, pls try too feed good "Waste" to your Animals, you have then great Pigs or something and good compost, works fine in Austria

  • @ericnyamu9981
    @ericnyamu9981 Жыл бұрын

    Is this project still ongoing?

  • @millicentboakye-yiadom2500
    @millicentboakye-yiadom25004 жыл бұрын

    Good job done. How do I contact you please

  • @health8861
    @health88615 жыл бұрын

    Wow

  • @oliverterante4472
    @oliverterante44723 жыл бұрын

    This is very impressive. In case we want to buy some of your compost, how do we do it? How much the price? Thanks

  • @llaaa584

    @llaaa584

    2 жыл бұрын

    2,000$

  • @rachiedsidi5146
    @rachiedsidi51464 жыл бұрын

    Please how can i get in touch with you

  • @hdmat101
    @hdmat1015 жыл бұрын

    I went to my uncle's village last year. They killed most of their cows for sacrifices and had a shortage of manure so they used human faeces instead.

  • @sweetvuvuzela4634

    @sweetvuvuzela4634

    4 жыл бұрын

    hdmat101 why not sacrifice the humans too

  • @hubertrobinson8825
    @hubertrobinson88254 жыл бұрын

    Very good beats chemical fertilizer any day safer too

  • @serenemountain6769

    @serenemountain6769

    4 жыл бұрын

    yes, but syntropic farming is the only way to go !

  • @abdulwaqiaabdulai6828
    @abdulwaqiaabdulai68285 жыл бұрын

    hi. can a plant depend solely on compost to grow

  • @sweetvuvuzela4634

    @sweetvuvuzela4634

    4 жыл бұрын

    Abdul waqia Abdulai for sure

  • @joshuakotei6261
    @joshuakotei62613 жыл бұрын

    I love her English not accent

  • @dirtymikentheboys5817
    @dirtymikentheboys58176 жыл бұрын

    Dorthy are you on facebook/ Married?

  • @jeyiflosfarms
    @jeyiflosfarms6 жыл бұрын

    the guy in blue is a prison inmate

  • @lolguy-x9n
    @lolguy-x9n2 жыл бұрын

    this does not look sustainable. a farmer needs to work with what they have in their small farm.