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Sausama Women Farmer’s Network…

Posted on 17. Mar, 2010 by .

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A successful model for rural community From the PMN newsletter: Have you ever heard of Sausama Women Farmer’s Network group? Well, if you happen to visit Gizo – Western Province, do not hesitate to meet these hard working woman’s along the market area with their tally and market record books every Thursdays and Fridays each […]

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Ten rural partners selected by KGA

Posted on 17. Mar, 2010 by .

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KGA has chosen an initial ten partners from among the PMN membership as its main partners to focus on for service delivery. It was a difficult choice and KGA would have liked to have taken on more partners but had to be realistic about the needs for training and support in these new roles and […]

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Training on organisational governance for KGA partners

Posted on 17. Mar, 2010 by .

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KGAs capacity building and networking services has conducted a training on organisational governance for six of its ten partners. The need for this training was identified based on the results of secondments with partners by KGA senior staff. The aim of the training is to build the skills of partners board members, staff and farmer […]

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KGA establishing hospital gardens with partners

Posted on 17. Mar, 2010 by .

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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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Igloo houses set up at 12 germplasm centres

Posted on 17. Mar, 2010 by .

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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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PMN 2009 National Farmers Conference report released

Posted on 12. Mar, 2010 by .

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From a report by Inia Barry, Thecla Vapusy & Esther Ririmae: The last PMN conference was held six years ago in 2003 and so it was exciting for members to attend a PMN conference in 2009. The seventy or so lead farmer participants for the 2009 event came from all over the Solomon’s. The farmer […]

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