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Organic farming a future prospect for the country

Posted on 07. Apr, 2010 by .

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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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Seeds available now for farmers….

Posted on 22. Mar, 2010 by .

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The following seeds are now available for PMN members from  the seed bank. Please send in your requests to Ms Rita Amiki who is in charge of seed production and the seed bank. PMN 1 Ground cover-long Bean Brown seed PMN 2 Ground cover- long Bean Black seed PMN 3 Sweet Basil PMN 11 Snake Bean PMN […]

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Youths complete attachments at Sausama and GuanafiuFarmer School

Posted on 17. Mar, 2010 by .

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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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19 youths trained on organic farming on young farmer attachments

Posted on 17. Mar, 2010 by .

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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

Posted on 17. Mar, 2010 by .

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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 partners carry out farmer trials on soil fertility

Posted on 17. Mar, 2010 by .

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How to improve soil fertility under declining bush fallows is a major problem for farmers across solomon islands. Land is under increasing pressure. Three KGA partners are currently testing soil fertility improvement methods using organic farming approaches. The methods are glircidia ( a legume tree coppiced for nitrogen rich mulch) vetiver grass (a contour erosion […]

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