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House for heathen farmers completed at Guanafiu farmer school

Posted on 25. Aug, 2010 by .

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Lionel Maeliu has completed a special house for heathen farmers from East Kwaio to attend training in organic farming at Guanafiu Farmer school.

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‘Disaster gardens’ introduced into Namoku village by KGA trainers

Posted on 25. Aug, 2010 by .

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Jerry Anderson from KGA partner Turusuala Community Based Training Centre has been working with farmers in Namoku village to help them to be prepared for emergencies or disasters when they may be short of food.

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‘Go Local’ Banana Diversity Workshop

Posted on 24. Jun, 2010 by .

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As a result of the work done by Graham Lyons, Lois Englberger and Jeff Daniells when they did the banana and sweet potato nutritional awareness workshops in the Solomons (Makira)…

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Henderson and Areatakiki Sweet Potato Trial

Posted on 09. Jun, 2010 by .

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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 .

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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 .

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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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KGA shares seven new varieties of Giant Swamp Taro (Kakake)

Posted on 17. Mar, 2010 by .

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For most farmers swamp taro is not new to them and has been part of their agriculture for generations. But swamp taro is not traditionally grown in all parts of the Solomons. KGA is looking to change that and make sure that farmers in all isolated areas have access to this important crop.  Most farmers […]

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