Myanmar Seed Saving Workshop
Presented By: ECHO Asia & PMA CSSDD (Pathein Myaungmya Sgaw Karen Baptist Association- Christian Social Services Development Division)
Register Before:
January 17, 2018 14:29
Event Contact:
Daniela Riley (ECHO Asia) or Thamla Htoo (CSSDD) (echoasia@echonet.org)
Phone: 95945123003 (Myanmar)
ECHO Asia, in conjunction with the PMA CSSDD (Pathein Myaungmya Sgaw Karen Baptist Association- Christian Social Services Development Division), with funding from the Presbyterian Hunger Program (PHP-USA) and the Agroecology Learning Alliance in SE Asia (ALiSEA), welcomes anyone working in agriculture and community development to attend a sponsored seed saving workshop from January 17 - 18, 2018 at Pathein, in the Ayeyarwady Region, Myanmar.
This free, two-day event will include hands-on training on seed saving best practices (at NGO and community levels), vegetable grafting, utilization of neglected and underutilized species (NUS), how to conduct a seed exchange, and many more topics! Training will be conducted in English and Burmese.
Our local partner, Thamla Htoo (Ph: +95 (0)9451230030), speaks Burmese, Karen, and English and works for the CSSDD of the PMA. Please contact him or echoasia@echonet.org with any questions.
UPDATE on travel and location details:
Time
The training starts on Wednesday morning, January 17, with registration at 8AM. The last session will be finished on Thurs, January 18, at 4:30PM
Location
The actual training will occur at the Kaheelu Holistic Training Center 1/2 hour outside of Pathein, Myanmar
Event Details
Location
Kahelu Center
Pathein, Ayeyarwady Region Myanmar
Language
Training will be conducted in English and Burmese.
Cost
This is a sponsored event with funding from the Presbyterian Hunger Program (PHP-USA) and the Agroecology Learning Alliance in SE Asia (ALiSEA).
Registration for this event includes all 2 full days of training, coffee breaks and 2 lunches. Participants are responsible for their own travel and lodging for this event.
Lodging
Registration for this event includes all 2 full days of training, coffee breaks and 2 lunches. Participants are responsible for their own travel and lodging for this event.