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Showing posts with label Maragwa. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Maragwa. Show all posts

Friday, October 06, 2006

Maragwa - Sharing knowledge to strengthen food security

kirambia_a8b706[i-kirambia_a8b706]"Farmer Jane Kirambia knows that there is a strong link between food security and seed security. Maragwa, in Tharaka district, seems the most unlikely place to meet someone who shares titbits of information on the role of conservation of indigenous crop varieties and uses ..." Read more at Practical Action Case Study - Farmer's Report

Tuesday, October 03, 2006

Possible Sites

  1. Kibirigwi or Kagio (Kirinyaga) **
    • ** 150 km
    • Tomatoes for local market French beans for export
    • 3 years in exploiting new varieties of French beans

  2. Gutheria or Ruthagati or Mbiriri (Kieni East)
    • 200 km
    • Snow peas for export
    • 3 years in exploiting new varieties of snow peas and agronomic management

  3. Naromoro (2 sites)
    • 230 km
    • Snow peas for export
    • 5 years in exploiting new varieties of snow peas and agronomic management

  4. Maragwa
    • 60 km
    • Sweet bananas for local and export markets
    • 4-5 years in exploiting tissue culture banana varieties

  5. Kibwezi (Makueni) **
    • 240 km
    • Range of horticultural products
    • 2-3 years advising on agronomic management

  6. Butula, Teso, Bukura (Western)
    • 350 km
    • Indigenous vegetables
    • 3-4 years advising on varieties and agronomic management

  7. Ndaragua **
    • 250 km
    • Local vegetables
    • Advising on control of nematodes using Methyl Bromide

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