Uko batera ibiti bitanga igicucu // Shade tree planting
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Agroforestry is a holistic and sustainable system to grow the best quality coffee. In this video, the importance of shade trees in a coffee plantation is explained, as well as how to plan them.
The video is in Kinyarwanda, subtitled in english.
Uko ikawa itunganya guhera kuyitonora kugeza ku kubona ikawa inyobwa // Dry milling process
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In this video, the dry milling process from parchment coffee to green coffee is explained in the dry mill of KOPAKAMA (Rutsiro, Rwanda).
The video is in Kinyarwanda, subtitled in english.
Ubwoko butandukanye bw’ibiti biterwa mu murima w’ikawa mu Rwanda / Species of trees in a coffee farm
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Josiah Rutambuka is growing coffee in an agroforestry system in Rwanda since several years. In this video, he shows different kind of species of shade trees he has.
The video is in Kinyarwanda, subtitled in english.
Gukonorera ikawa n’ibiti bitanga igicucu no gusasira // Pruning of coffee & shade trees, mulching
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In this video, the rwandan organic coffee farmer Josiah Rutambuka is demonstrating how to prune coffee and shade trees in a coffee plantation, and using the pruned branches as mulch in his own farm.
The video is in Kinyarwanda, subtitled in english.
Umuhamya ku bijyanye no gutera ikawa bayivanga n’ibiti bivangwa n’imyaka // Growing coffee in an agroforestry system
- 4 months ago
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In this video, Josiah Rutambuka is talking about his experience of growing coffee in an agroforestry system as a pioneer in Rwanda, as agroforestry systems has been long forbidden in this country.
The video is in Kinyarwanda, subtitled in english.
Carbon sequestration: How to improve C-Balances in organic farms
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Agriculture is a driver of climate change, but it is also one of the sectors most affected by it. At the same time, improved land management and the improvement of soils enable CO2 sequestration in humus and thus a reduction of greenhouse gas levels.