by jacana | Apr 18, 2024 | News
The training lasts 5 days and consists of 50% theory and 50% practice. It covers: What is Sustainable Organic Agriculture? How do I improve my soil? Green manures and crop rotation. Organic compost production. Natural pest control and management. Design, layout and...
by jacana | Feb 13, 2024 | News
The start In 2019 Jacana SMART Centre started to experiment with affordable direct current pumps . Four pumps were selected after a full year duration test. Solar pumps are powered by solar panels. (see: news post May 2021) The initial idea for a portable solar pump...
by jacana | Dec 27, 2023 | News
Running a business blindfolded Until now, Jacana supported 963 small-scale hard-working entrepreneurs. These entrepreneurs have all received training in business, financial and marketing planning. Part of the financial training is calculating the cost price of...
by jacana | Dec 5, 2023 | News
Organic agro training High cost of farming inputs like fertilizer and pesticides, remain the biggest obstacle for African smallholder farmers to expand. Jacana through a project named ‘From auto pilot to Champion farmer’ sponsored by AFAS Foundation, conducted a...
by jacana | Nov 1, 2023 | News
From the beginning of the implementation of the project “From autopilot to Champion Farmer” a lot has been done. Jacana has installed solar pumps for all farmers sponsored by AFAS. In this project, Jacana is guiding small-scale farmers step by step in expanding and...
