{"id":371,"date":"2016-07-21T13:51:54","date_gmt":"2016-07-21T10:51:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/chematanzania.org\/?page_id=371"},"modified":"2016-07-22T20:42:44","modified_gmt":"2016-07-22T17:42:44","slug":"sustainable-agriculture","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/chematanzania.org\/?page_id=371","title":{"rendered":"Sustainable Agriculture"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/chematanzania.org\/?page_id=53\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-106\" src=\"http:\/\/chematanzania.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/DSC_0055-1-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"DSC_0055--1\" width=\"83\" height=\"47\" srcset=\"http:\/\/chematanzania.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/DSC_0055-1-300x169.jpg 300w, http:\/\/chematanzania.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/DSC_0055-1-768x432.jpg 768w, http:\/\/chematanzania.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/DSC_0055-1.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 83px) 100vw, 83px\" \/><\/a><\/span>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/chematanzania.org\/?page_id=318\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-170 size-full alignnone\" src=\"http:\/\/chematanzania.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Flagge1.png\" alt=\"Flagge1\" width=\"72\" height=\"47\" \/><\/a>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/chematanzania.org\/?page_id=59\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-176\" src=\"http:\/\/chematanzania.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/M\u00fclleimer-300x98.png\" alt=\"M\u00fclleimer\" width=\"141\" height=\"46\" srcset=\"http:\/\/chematanzania.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/M\u00fclleimer-300x98.png 300w, http:\/\/chematanzania.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/M\u00fclleimer-768x252.png 768w, http:\/\/chematanzania.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/M\u00fclleimer-1024x336.png 1024w, http:\/\/chematanzania.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/M\u00fclleimer.png 1094w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 141px) 100vw, 141px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong><u>Focus:<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Kitchen garden<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Bananas improvements<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Seed security for food security<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>\u00a0Agro Forestry<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Soil fertility and conservation techniques<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-346\" src=\"http:\/\/chematanzania.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_2089-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_2089\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"http:\/\/chematanzania.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_2089-300x169.jpg 300w, http:\/\/chematanzania.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_2089-768x432.jpg 768w, http:\/\/chematanzania.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_2089-1024x576.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-347\" src=\"http:\/\/chematanzania.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_2489-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_2489\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"http:\/\/chematanzania.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_2489-300x169.jpg 300w, http:\/\/chematanzania.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_2489-768x432.jpg 768w, http:\/\/chematanzania.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_2489-1024x576.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-348\" src=\"http:\/\/chematanzania.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_2527-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_2527\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"http:\/\/chematanzania.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_2527-300x169.jpg 300w, http:\/\/chematanzania.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_2527-768x432.jpg 768w, http:\/\/chematanzania.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_2527-1024x576.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Kitchen garden<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><u>Objectives<\/u><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u00a0 \u00a0 To sensitise groups to the dangers of poor nutrition and the importance of kitchen gardens and to \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0train these groups \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 in the establishments of kitchen gardens.<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0 \u00a0 Production of differnet types of vegetables and their utilization<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Type of vegetable seeds given to farmers at household level:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u2013 Spinach<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u2013 Sweet peppers<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u2013 Onions<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u2013 Tomato<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Advantages of Kitchen gardens<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 To get nutrients from the vegetables<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Easy to prepare and manage<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><u>Challenges<\/u><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Farmers are often not aware of how to cultivate vegetables<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Farmers fail to prepare a good kitchen garden<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-142\" src=\"http:\/\/chematanzania.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_2496-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_2496\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"http:\/\/chematanzania.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_2496-300x169.jpg 300w, http:\/\/chematanzania.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_2496-768x432.jpg 768w, http:\/\/chematanzania.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_2496-1024x576.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\u00a0<img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-351\" src=\"http:\/\/chematanzania.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/DSC_0046-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"DSC_0046\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"http:\/\/chematanzania.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/DSC_0046-300x169.jpg 300w, http:\/\/chematanzania.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/DSC_0046-768x432.jpg 768w, http:\/\/chematanzania.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/DSC_0046-1024x576.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-140\" src=\"http:\/\/chematanzania.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_2093-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_2093\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"http:\/\/chematanzania.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_2093-300x169.jpg 300w, http:\/\/chematanzania.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_2093-768x432.jpg 768w, http:\/\/chematanzania.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_2093-1024x576.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-360\" src=\"http:\/\/chematanzania.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_2506-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_2506\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"http:\/\/chematanzania.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_2506-300x169.jpg 300w, http:\/\/chematanzania.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_2506-768x432.jpg 768w, http:\/\/chematanzania.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_2506-1024x576.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-359\" src=\"http:\/\/chematanzania.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_2522-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_2522\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"http:\/\/chematanzania.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_2522-300x169.jpg 300w, http:\/\/chematanzania.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_2522-768x432.jpg 768w, http:\/\/chematanzania.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_2522-1024x576.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-358\" src=\"http:\/\/chematanzania.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_2504-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_2504\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"http:\/\/chematanzania.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_2504-300x169.jpg 300w, http:\/\/chematanzania.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_2504-768x432.jpg 768w, http:\/\/chematanzania.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_2504-1024x576.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><u>Bananas improvements<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><u>Objectives<\/u><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">To ensure that groups are sensitised on the importance of good banana mangagement and to train groups in the techniques of banana management.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Techniques of banana management:<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Mulching<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Weeding\/ Sanitation of the banana farm<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; The use of natural fertilizer:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Compost manure<\/li>\n<li>Green manure<\/li>\n<li>Liquid manure<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>We advise farmers to use compost manure because it remains in the soil and feeds the bananas for a long time.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-385\" src=\"http:\/\/chematanzania.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_20160603_171252-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_20160603_171252\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"http:\/\/chematanzania.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_20160603_171252-300x169.jpg 300w, http:\/\/chematanzania.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_20160603_171252-768x432.jpg 768w, http:\/\/chematanzania.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_20160603_171252-1024x576.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-384\" src=\"http:\/\/chematanzania.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_20160603_171317-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_20160603_171317\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"http:\/\/chematanzania.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_20160603_171317-300x169.jpg 300w, http:\/\/chematanzania.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_20160603_171317-768x432.jpg 768w, http:\/\/chematanzania.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_20160603_171317-1024x576.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-389\" src=\"http:\/\/chematanzania.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_20160603_171310-1-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_20160603_171310\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"http:\/\/chematanzania.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_20160603_171310-1-300x169.jpg 300w, http:\/\/chematanzania.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_20160603_171310-1-768x432.jpg 768w, http:\/\/chematanzania.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_20160603_171310-1-1024x576.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Seed security for food security<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><u>Objectives<\/u><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">To sensitise Groups on the dangers of food insecurity and the imporfance of using good quality seeds and train Groups in the techniques of selection of muliplication of seed.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">To sensitise Groups on the importance of post havest food storage, to train Groups in the way of appropriate storage of seeds.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong> <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Agro Forestry<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><u>Objectives<\/u><\/p>\n<p>To ensure Groups are sensitised on the harms of bush burning, cutting trees and the importance of tree planting and train Groups in seed selection especially trees which are environmental friendly.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Harms of bush burning and cutting trees:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Killing of beneficial micro-organism found in the soil<\/li>\n<li>Soil erossion can occur<\/li>\n<li>Decrease of rainfall<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-396\" src=\"http:\/\/chematanzania.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG-20160721-WA0006-169x300.jpg\" alt=\"IMG-20160721-WA0006\" width=\"169\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"http:\/\/chematanzania.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG-20160721-WA0006-169x300.jpg 169w, http:\/\/chematanzania.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG-20160721-WA0006-576x1024.jpg 576w, http:\/\/chematanzania.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG-20160721-WA0006.jpg 720w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 169px) 100vw, 169px\" \/>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 <img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-390\" src=\"http:\/\/chematanzania.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG-20160721-WA0010-169x300.jpg\" alt=\"IMG-20160721-WA0010\" width=\"169\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"http:\/\/chematanzania.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG-20160721-WA0010-169x300.jpg 169w, http:\/\/chematanzania.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG-20160721-WA0010-576x1024.jpg 576w, http:\/\/chematanzania.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG-20160721-WA0010.jpg 720w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 169px) 100vw, 169px\" \/>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-395\" src=\"http:\/\/chematanzania.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG-20160721-WA0007-169x300.jpg\" alt=\"IMG-20160721-WA0007\" width=\"169\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"http:\/\/chematanzania.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG-20160721-WA0007-169x300.jpg 169w, http:\/\/chematanzania.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG-20160721-WA0007-576x1024.jpg 576w, http:\/\/chematanzania.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG-20160721-WA0007.jpg 720w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 169px) 100vw, 169px\" \/>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-394\" src=\"http:\/\/chematanzania.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG-20160721-WA0005-169x300.jpg\" alt=\"IMG-20160721-WA0005\" width=\"169\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"http:\/\/chematanzania.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG-20160721-WA0005-169x300.jpg 169w, http:\/\/chematanzania.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG-20160721-WA0005-576x1024.jpg 576w, http:\/\/chematanzania.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG-20160721-WA0005.jpg 720w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 169px) 100vw, 169px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Soil fertility and conservation techniques<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><u>Objectives<\/u><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">To ensure Groups are sensitised on the importance of soil fertility and the dangers of soil erosion, then to train Groups in the differnet techniques of soil fertility which are compostmanure, green manure, mulching. this techniques help to improve fertility in the soil.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Also to train Groups in soil and water mangement techniques (contour lines, trenches, trash lines)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Danger of soil eresion:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">Run-off of fertile soil<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">Runf-off of differnet nutrient from the soil<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Focus: Kitchen garden Bananas improvements Seed security for food security \u00a0Agro Forestry Soil fertility and conservation techniques &nbsp; Kitchen garden Objectives \u00a0 \u00a0 To sensitise groups to the dangers of poor nutrition and the importance of kitchen gardens and to <a href=\"http:\/\/chematanzania.org\/?page_id=371\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"sr-only\">Read more about Sustainable 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