There is a tendency in the rural areas here with poor farmers to marry early and have many children. This situation plus low knowledge in improved farm production leads to poor income and poor health and less chances in life. This project will provide training to 300 young farmers on organic agriculture and various farm-based livelihood options. Then we will provide them with starter livelihood and farm inputs for them to improve their own farms.
Young farmers are often severely disadvantaged and there is a need to improve their chances in life. We will do this by providing farm-based training on organic agriculture and farm-based livelihoods in a 10-hectare farm located in Barrio Lubilan, Naawan Municipality. The training will include organic farming, raising of small animals such as pigs, goats and chicken, vegetable raising, upland fishpond, seedling nursery development and food processing.
We provide an array of options for young poor farmers improve the productivity of their farms by a combination of the provision of farm inputs, practical hands-on training and constant hand-holding while they are improving their farms.
Providing a menu of productive farming options for young poor farmers is a way to improve rural life here in the Philippines and cut the cycle of poverty, malnutrition and powerlessness.
