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Assisting Women Farmers to grow nutritious food in a sustainable and environmental, way.
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Upland Farm Description:
The initial package of equipment and support is to provide 1 acre of prepared land, Labour, tools, seeds, technical support and advice.
We aim to provide a minimum of 1 acre in each village with a population up to 250 villagers. For larger villages we aim to increase the acreage on the basis of 1 acre per 250 villagers.
Farm Preparation:
RW will provide funding for labour to clear and prepare the land according to advice from RW technical adviser.
Tools:
RW will provide local hand tools suitable for land development, seed planting, tending and harvesting
The standard package of tools should be sufficient for villages up to a population of 750 (3 acres) Additional tools will be provided for larger villages.
Seeds:
RW will provide local organic seeds for the first planting.
The majority of the seeds will be beans and nuts that have a high protein, fat, and nutritional content, nitrogen fixing legumes,
Seeds for subsequent planting should be collect from the first harvest and kept as a “seed Bank” for continued permanant farming and expansion.
Technical Support:
Based on Permaculture permanent farming principles, RW will provide technical support for the following:
First Stage land development.
Planting
Pest control
Harvesting
Crop Rotation
Harvest:
RW will provide 5 Storage Sacks per acre planted.
The initial package of equipment and support is to provide 1 acre of prepared land, Labour, tools, seeds, technical support and advice.
We aim to provide a minimum of 1 acre in each village with a population up to 250 villagers. For larger villages we aim to increase the acreage on the basis of 1 acre per 250 villagers.
Farm Preparation:
RW will provide funding for labour to clear and prepare the land according to advice from RW technical adviser.
Tools:
RW will provide local hand tools suitable for land development, seed planting, tending and harvesting
The standard package of tools should be sufficient for villages up to a population of 750 (3 acres) Additional tools will be provided for larger villages.
Seeds:
RW will provide local organic seeds for the first planting.
The majority of the seeds will be beans and nuts that have a high protein, fat, and nutritional content, nitrogen fixing legumes,
Seeds for subsequent planting should be collect from the first harvest and kept as a “seed Bank” for continued permanant farming and expansion.
Technical Support:
Based on Permaculture permanent farming principles, RW will provide technical support for the following:
First Stage land development.
Planting
Pest control
Harvesting
Crop Rotation
Harvest:
RW will provide 5 Storage Sacks per acre planted.
