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Local trainers completed Improved Plant Protection Training

Posted on 22. Mar, 2011 by .

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A five days training on Improving plant protection for 10 local farmer trainers from Malaita, Guadalcanal, Makira and Western Province ended friday last week.

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Kiko Cooking Stove & Baking Oven Reduces Kitchen Smoke

Posted on 14. Mar, 2011 by .

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Since the middle of last year, when Kiko stove (ecology stove) was introduced by KGA with the help of a JICA Volunteer Ms Yukiko Kasuya, many community in Solomon Islands had benefited from the program. Training and demostrations were carried out in Choiseul, Western, Makira/ Ulawa, Malaita, Central and Guadalcanal provinces including Honiara. Today, those […]

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PMN Newsletter No. 17—December 2010

Posted on 15. Dec, 2010 by .

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Download a pdf version of the newsletter…

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Learn & Grow Deliver Books to KGA

Posted on 14. Dec, 2010 by .

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Kastom Gaden Association (KGA) yesterday took delivery of 10 cartons of books from Learn & Grow Solomon Islands Project.

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Projects Evaluated

Posted on 29. Nov, 2010 by .

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The “Sustainable Livelihood for Isolated Rural Areas (SLIRAP)” and “Searem Niu Plant Long Gaden” projects which  are both funded by AusAID and implemented by Kastom Gaden Association from 2004-2008 and 2006 – 2009 respectively, were recently been evaluated. The participatory evaluation was conducted by Dr Charles G. Kick, a Community Development & Natural Resource Management Consultant from 26th -28th October and […]

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Farmers Association trainers learn skills to better train local farmers

Posted on 29. Nov, 2010 by .

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being a trainer one must be creative and should at least acquire a few different facilitation skills and techniques. A trainer must know who are your audience and how your audience process information. So in this way a trainer can identify right type of approach to pass or share your message to your audience.

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Seed Saving Training of Trainers

Posted on 24. Nov, 2010 by .

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Conserving seeds in Solomon Islands was usually done informally with different methods used by farmers in parts of the Solomons. As a result, most seeds hardly ever germinated and some varieties were even lost altogether. Seed saving at the household level and through farmer networks is an important part of food security. KGA  has recognised the importance of conserving seeds for the […]

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