Help Environmental Farming in Myanmar

Reducing the detrimental effects of chemical fertilizer in Inle Lake is a major effort, but only by small scale efforts, and small recurring donations can be done. Global Community Service Foundation is committed to that goal. 
 
The use of vermiculture fertilizer on the land-based village gardens is showing great results in reducing the amount of chemical fertilizer used, and is greatly improving the quality and quantity of vegetables grown. That improvement is enhancing the health of the local population. 

While there is significant improvement of ecological agriculture at the land-based gardens, the progress at the water-based gardens is slower.Our contacts at Inle Lake determined that the closer relationships at the land-based villages resulted in more leadership and more mutual cooperation. 

That conclusion lead the project team to begin the process of contracting with a qualified Inle Lake native to conduct seminars on the benefits of vermiculture and the methods of use of the organic fertilizer. We have the funds to begin that process, but to implement the gardening technique at the 44 villages GCSF is currently working with on the 45 square mile lake will require continuous, recurring, support 

 
GCSF President Selva said, “We can easily help one family, or one village, but the need is to ecologically improve the lake to improve the environment, save lives and improve family health for now, and for generations to come.” 
 
“Since we have been using vermiculture produced fertilizer the quality and quantity of vegetables are better. It does immediately show its power, as chemical fertilizer does, but given time the growth rate of the crops is higher and the quality of the vegetables are better” Thein Zaw - 27May 2014 
 
“Inle Lake is like our parents. And when our mother and father get sick, we need to cure them,” said U Myo Myint, a lakeside dweller who has switched to vermiculture farming. “But we still have time to heal this place. We still have hope.”