Archive for 'Farmer'
Henderson and Areatakiki Sweet Potato Trial
Posted on 09. Jun, 2010 by clementh.
Reported by: Sevie Lausao- KGA The sweet potato trial is a joint program with CIP and MAL with two trial design. These two trials were supposed to be implemented as early January 2010, but the time taken to identify the site/ area had delayed it to February, when it was started. The methodology is a Split Plot Design […]
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KGA’s Rural Based Partners & Farmers Ends Training
Posted on 07. Jun, 2010 by clementh.
Representatives of KGA’s 10 rural based partners and farmers had ended a two weeks training program on Friday 4th June 2010. The Master Trainers training program was on Pest & Disease Recognition and the Principles of Organic Farming, were conducted respectively by Dr Grahame Jackson of Terracircle Inc. for the first week and by Dr. Shane Tutua of Zai Na Tina […]
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A Makira Lead Farmer Shows The Way
Posted on 07. Jun, 2010 by clementh.
A recent visit by a KGA staff to Mr Peter Warito’s new village of Nossa, east Makira, where he builts his new ‘Livelihood Information and Planting Material Access Centre’ which is known as LIPAC, is a living proof of a simple village model for rural communities. Clement Hadosaia who is on tour to Nana Rural Training Centre had extended his trip […]
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Organic farming a future prospect for the country
Posted on 07. Apr, 2010 by clementh.
This article was reproduced from the Sunday Isles news paper issue no. 0011. Download the word document: Organic farming a future prospect for the country
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Agriculture at a cross roads: better farms = better income
Posted on 24. Mar, 2010 by tonyj.
Reproduced below is an article from Island Business magazine on the value chain work of Kastom Gaden. The workshop was part of an ongoing partnership between KGA and FAO to improve the skills of PMN member farmers in business and understanding the market. Better farms, better income Ivor Hanson The dozen or so men and […]
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Workshop on marketing for farmers held at Sausama Farmer School
Posted on 22. Mar, 2010 by tonyj.
Ronstard Gapu reports on a training workshop held in Western province: On the 27th Feb a workshop was held facilitated by the Marketing and Processing team from KGA with 27 farmers attending. The training covered: Value Chain Gross Margin Analysis Bookkeeping 1- Basic Household Expenses Open discussion session follows the training to identify PMN […]
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Igloo houses set up at 12 germplasm centres
Posted on 17. Mar, 2010 by tonyj.
KGA is assisting farmer run germplasm centres to set up ‘igloo houses’. The igloo houses are very fine mesh screen houses where sweet potato varieties can be stored as growing planting material. The mesh prevents insect contact with the varieties – research has shown that certain insects spread the virus that can drastically reduce sweet […]
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- DFAT FAMILY AT HOST VISITED KGA
- Handing Over Crop Protection Manual
- Dala and Geleabu Training – Malaita Province
- KGA Flood Recovery Response Program continues…
- Kastom Gaden Showcase Makira Banana Varieties
- KGA Members
- KGA New Board of Trustees
- Our Telekom Assist KGA to communicate with Farmers
- Naked neck chicken
- New varieties of Taro for isolated farmers
- Training of Trainers – Women & Nutritional Health
- Training Manuals – Livestock
- KGA’s Cofounder – Joini Tutua Dies
- Video for indigenous people on understanding climate change
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KGA trains women in simple technology to reduce fire wood use in cooking
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‘Go Local’ Banana Diversity Workshop
- Forest or bush foods important for food security
- Kiko stove training at OISCA training centre, Japan
- DFAT FAMILY AT HOST VISITED KGA
- KGA develops draft PGS guidelines
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KGA business plan for PMN
- Training Manuals – Planting materials
