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Youths complete attachments at Sausama and GuanafiuFarmer School

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10 youths 5 female and 5 male completed attachment program with Sausama Farmer School, Western Province & Gwaunafiu Farmer School, Malaita. The attachments focussed on soil Management. Methods covered include the use of gliricida for alley cropping, mulching and composting, crop roation and the use of legumes, use of animal manures and improved management of […]

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Youth groups get involved in root crop bulking

Posted on 17. Mar, 2010 by .

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3 youth groups are now bulking root crops for KGA for distribution to farmers.  The root crops are farmers best sweet potato varieties from other provinces as well as virus free sweet potato varieties from SPC. The youth groups are located at: Ferasubua and Mana’abu villages in North Malaita Vuranimala youths groups in Central province […]

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Training for urban youths in organic farming

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58 youths (28 female 30 male) were trained both from Urban & rural area trainings covering: Vegetable growing, piggery, poultry, Organic farming. Mary Esekana reports: 10 Tanuli youth are now selling vegetables in the main market following training If you would like to join the urban agriculture for young people program of KGA please contact […]

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19 youths trained on organic farming on young farmer attachments

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Nineteen young farmers have been trained at attachments at Burns Creek as well as Turusuala Community Based Training Centre.  Six of these youths were visited by KGA Youth services manager Mary Esekana.  They were making good progress in their application of organic farming. Training attachments include training in: organic farming open sun nursery improved local […]

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800 posters on high vitamin A banana and sweet potato distributed

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800 Posters on high vitamin A banana and sweet potato distributed to various organisations across the country. Vitamin A is important for nutrition – particularly for children.  By growing eating staple crops that are higher than normal in Vitamin A deficiencies can be prevented.  Other sources of Vitamin A include leafy greens such as pumpkin […]

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KGA establishing hospital gardens with partners

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The Women and Nutritional health services section of KGA is working with Choiseul KGA partner Sasamuqa Hospital to restart a succesful hospital garden. The garden, located behind the hospital has been revived following training by two garden workers on attachment with Kastom Gaden. The garden will provide food for hospital in patients, particularly targetting mothers […]

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Visits made to 29 Poultry farmers trained by KGA

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KGAs Small Livestock team have made follow up visits to Malaita, Makira and Western provinces to 29 farmers who had received cross bred roosters from KGA. (roosters are used for cross breeding in villages in improve genetic stock of local livestock). These farmers were selected after they completed training programs with KGA and proved themselves […]

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