Category: Farm Technology

Farmbots to the farms! »

Robots for TechTuesday! Bots in the farms is pretty interesting in itself coz, well, they’re robots. Apparently commercial farmers are enamored with robots because they help address the farmers’ perennial problem of labor costs and labor availability. But you have to wonder though the sense of this as world population continues to increase which means [...]

Guidelines in using the Maligaya Flatbed Dryer »

FarmFriday has this to share to our readers who have installed the maligaya flatbed dryer or planning to install one. Here’s a few reminders from PhilRice: Check/monitor the temperature of drying air, air static pressure at the plenum, and grain depth when operating the dryer. When drying palay for seed purposes, the temperature should not [...]

PhilRice Machines to use biodiesel »

Crossposting from PhilRice (they’re up again) this interesting news: Farmers can soon cut on fuel expenses as the Philippine Rice Research Institute (PhilRice) tests the efficiency of its developed biofuel on machines. The plan is an offshoot of a recent lecture by Dr. Rico O. Cruz, an expert on biofuel from Oregon, USA, who promoted [...]

DIY Anaerobic Digester »

From the good people advocating resilient communities comes this nice DIY biogas producer… click to view the instructional  videos  

Setting up your own personal Telco »

So you live in a fairly remote farming area where the good graces of the telco seldom if ever makes it presence known. What to do? well, TechTuesday says set up your own telco! MobileActive will show you how: The Village Base Station is built around voice and low-bandwidth data transmissions. It is an economical [...]

Fixing Fair Trade »

Here’s another take on the fair trade issue which of late has been under criticism for its less than convincing performance in helping out poor farmers Today, on World Fair Trade Day, we have something else to feel guilty about. That fair-trade cup of coffee we savour may not only fail to ease the lot [...]

Managing your pigs with the LongArm »

Say you have a thousand head pig farm going, and you’re alone to do all the work. How would you herd your pigs from one place to another? Enter canadian pig farmer Mary Haugh. She came up with “The Longarm”, “a roller that dispenses a swath of red cloth–a sort of farm version of the [...]

Legowo System for Fish-Rice Intercropping »

Fish and rice is always a tasty combo right? FarmFriday shares this farming method developed by the Assessment Institute of Agricultural Technology (AIAT), Ungaran, Indonesia.  Thanks again to FFTC. Learn how to setup the Legowo System here….

The wonderful Polyface Farm »

Ok this is not from Asia but this farm is amazing and we can get some ideas that can be applied to the asian farming context. Polyface Farms is a “grass-farming” operation in Swope, Virginia run by Mr. Joel Salatin and his family and a bunch of staff and interns. It has become the “mecca of [...]

Building a Biogas Plant to Supply a Farm Household »

Farm technology again for FarmFriday courtesy of FFTC Archives. This is a  concise howto on building  a small Biogas plant that can supply the energy needs of a farm household. This technology was developed by the Department of Agriculture and Forestry Extension, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Vietnam.read the full howto on Building a [...]

Multi-Purpose Paddy Sowing Machine »

FarmFriday is back again after a long rest and today we feature this machine  developed by the Department of Agriculture of Thailand. We got this from our friends over at FFTC. This machine attempts to resolve the following problem encountered using manual sowing “for a consistent spread, farmers have to constantly cast the seeds from [...]

Philippine farmers reduce production cost and increase yield by going organic »

OrganicSaturdays shares this tidbit from GlobalResearch.ca about how Philippine Farmers are reaping the benefits of going organic. MASIPAG-trained farmers have not used chemical pesticides for decades now, he said, with ducks for example an excellent natural control against golden snail; “it converts biomass into eggs and meat as well,” he observed. MASIPAG organic farms, he [...]

Agriculturesnetwork.org module on Sustainable small-scale farming »

FarmFriday features module 1 of the Learning AgriCultures series put up by the admirable folks over at agriculturesnetwork.org. Module 1 provides an overview of issues to be explored in the Learning AgriCultures series. This series aims to provide support to educators in explaining the principles behind sustainable small-scale farming. Module 1 serves as the introduction [...]

GIZ Seminar: The Future of Smallholder Farming in Agribusiness – June 2011 »

Our friends at GIZ Thailand sent out this invite for a regional training they will conduct on June 21-25, 2011 in Krabi, Thailand dubbed “The Future of Smallholder Farming in Agribusiness“. Agriculture must produce more from less, and do so in an environmentally sustainable, efficient and socially just manner. The GIZ partnership farming approach provides [...]

Maligaya Flatbed Dryer Inquiries »

To our readers who have been requesting for assistance in purchasing the maligaya flatbed dryer, here’s the updated contact details of the program manager in charge of the machines. Apologies for the bad links in our posts on maligaya flat bed dryer, it seems like PhilRice Online revamped their website and put in new permalinks [...]

  • Know more about us!


    faqs.jpg


  • Categories


  • Our Brochure


    Asiadhrra Brochure


  • Our Strategic Plan 2005-2010


    Asiadhrra 5 Year Strategic Plan


  • RDWG Brochure


    Rural Development Working Group Brochure


  • Photo Gallery

    www.flickr.com
    asiadhrra's photos More of asiadhrra's photos

  • Recent Comments

    • Roger Natividad: Also if you are looking for Rice husk Gasifier to replace existing furnaces for better drying...
    • Roger Natividad: Good day, For those looking and interested to purchase a Flat Bed Paddy dryer with Rice husk Furnace...
    • tophen: Good day! im very much interested in your flatbed dryer ,is it possible if you can send me plan and details...
    • alex arandela: hope you do sir, were waiting
    • ROMEO A. PORRAS Jr.: To my friend commentator, please do not use other name in making comments to this site…my...
    • ROMEO A. PORRAS Jr.: To all viewers of dryers you watch and have a pattern just visit and see any NFA warehouse. If...
    • ROMNOVATSKI PORLSKOV: If I will be able to finish constructing my flatbed dryer in latest design I WILL SHARE...


  • Subscribe to our RSS Feed


    AsiaDHRRA RSS Feeds
  • Disclaimer

    AsiaDHRRA maintains this website to provide information to the internet community. Such information may be subject to amendment and updating without notice.

    The information contained in this website is for general information purposes only. The information is provided by AsiaDHRRA and while we endeavour to keep the information up-to-date and correct, we make no representations or warranties of any kind, express or implied, about the completeness, accuracy, reliability, suitability or availability with respect to the website or the information, products, services, or related graphics contained on the website for any purpose. Any reliance you place on such information is therefore strictly at your own risk.

    In no event will we be liable for any loss or damage including without limitation, indirect or consequential loss or damage, or any loss or damage whatsoever arising from loss of data or profits arising out of or in connection with the use of this website.

    Through this website you are able to link to other websites which are not under the control of AsiaDHRRA. We have no control over the nature, content and availability of those sites. The inclusion of any links does not necessarily imply a recommendation or endorse the views expressed within them.

    Likewise the articles or images posted in this site does not constitute any form of endorsement from AsiaDHRRA unless otherwise specifically stated.

    Some of the material contained in this web site are subject TO copyright protection and are owned by their respective copyright holders. You must therefore verify their copyright status and seek permission prior to using them.

    Every effort is made to keep the website up and running smoothly. However, AsiaDHRRA takes no responsibility for, and will not be liable for, the website being temporarily unavailable due to technical issues beyond our control.


  • Meta