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2022-11-16 Session :In this session we'll begin with an indoor presentation talking through the basics of entomology and insect behavior as it relates to managing insect pests in settings ranging from a home garden to a larger farm. Following that we'll explore ways that we can control insects using a...
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2022-11-16 Session : This presentation includes the instruction and benefits of using inexpensive components and freely available software to make your own temperature and humidity monitor. Some of the points in this presentation include: Applications Why build your own? A few caveats Presenter : Dr. Tim...
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2022-11-16 Session : This session goes over facts for the use of human urine as fertilizer, the safety considerations for the use of urine, Reducing risk, social, stigma, cropping system, regimented service functions, application systems, and more. Presenter :Missionary working in South Sudan with Christian...
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2022-11-16 Session :I have been thinking a lot about the question,How do you prune a tree?The answer that has emerged in my mind is,What do you want it to look like in 10 years?There is a parable about pruning, in which everyone gets pruned, whether they are productive or not. But there are many examples of...
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2022-11-16 Session :Poor rural communities in the Global South need practical and affordable means to adapt and prosper given the huge challenges posed by climate change. Public sector-driven, “planned adaptation” initiatives simply will not reach most of them in time. The scale of the problem is too big....
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2022-11-15 Session :Lessons learned from small farm equipment in the field. Topics to be covered: What sustaining equipment can help the most at you mission. Church missions as equipment lending centers. Multi-use farm cart. Equipment as checked baggage. Asking for your vote to inform what equipment we...
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2022-11-15 Session :This session includes the importance of community participation in setting up Water Systems. Presenter :Robert joins ECHO as the Agricultural Technical Writer. He graduated from the University of Florida and the PanAmerican Agricultural College and has a Masters in Soil and Water...
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2022-11-15 Session :This session goes over four principles of disaster mental health:Collaboration of Community Partners,Communication and Relationship Building,Vulnerability of Community Populations, andUnderstanding Trauma.
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2022-11-15 Session :This presentation focuses on a case study of growing peaches in the Southeastern US, and its application to other fruit crops. Points addressedin thispresentation include, but are not limited to: Peach Production Worldwide Growing Peaches in South Carolina, US Flowering and Development...
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2022-11-15 Session :The presentation covers the approaches used by IFAD to support smallholder farmers and the most nutritionally vulnerable to achieve dietary diversity. This includes efforts to increase production, access to markets, and consumption of nutrient dense foods such as vegetables, fruits,...