Agriculture

Posts about Agriculture

Sanitation

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This is a place to share information, resources, links, experiences, comments and suggestions related to sanitation.

JoHo

JoHo is an (inter-)national organization with the goal to set up as many centers as possible, dealing with work, travel and international cooperation. The main focuses of the organization are passing on knowledge, promoting international contacts and awareness and giving advice.

Avocado - Possible Income Generating Activity

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Avocados are grown fairly easily in Kabondo, which is located in one of two areas in Kenya that can grow them. The community would like to examine the possibility of turning avocados into an income-generating idea including the production of value-added products (such as oil for beauty products or use in cooking/food preparation).

Help us gather research on the possible uses of avocados and its parts (oil, seed, leaves, skin, etc). Any ideas are welcome!

BACKGROUND INFORMATION ON THE PROJECT

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Along with the information provided by the local representative, help formulate the tasks the Neighbours will work on.

5 Key Questions posed to the local community:

1. Where is the community located? (city and country)

My community is located in Sankhuwasabha district of Eastern Nepal.

2. What is the name of the community?

The name of my community is Sankhuwasabha.

3. What is the concrete problem the community wants to address?

Our community would like to address the following twin problems:

Larenstein University

Mondiale en internationale ontwikkelingen bepalen steeds sterker wat er in Nederland gebeurt.

Appropedia

Appropedia is the site for collaborative solutions in sustainability, poverty reduction and international development through the use of appropriate technology and the sharing of project information.

Appropedia is a open site for stakeholders to come together to find, create and improve scalable and adaptable solutions.

Pump Aid

Pump Aid tackles poverty by working with local communities to establish sustainable supplies of clean water for improved health and increased agricultural production.

Akvo

The purpose of Akvo is to accelerate the implementation of sustainable water and sanitation solutions. Akvo is like a Wikipedia for water and sanitation knowledge, eBay and YouTube for water and sanitation projects, rolled into one.

Can you find support to held women selp group on growing high yielding crops and animal raising?

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If you have experience in agriculture or are willing to research agricultural methods and support the project, this task is for you.

We need to find resources sponsor on growing high yielding crops. This fund and material will be used to train the women self help group and disable family in the community.

Skills Needed:

- Agriculture (specifically high yielding crops and animal raising)
- Research fund resource Information