“Farmer Field School” to make Bio- fertilizers for a model of growing sedge without chemicals

Implementation of the Project “Community-based mangrove management to enhance resilience to climate change risks in Thanh Hoa Province, Vietnam” supported by Bread for the World  (BftW) CORENACCA  has organized a “Farmer Field School” on techniques for making Bio -fertilizers to support the development of sedges culture without chemical for farmers in Nga Thuy and Nga Tan communes. in Nga Son district, Thanh Hoa Province.

After the technical training and guiding the Project has selected  key farmers who has good knowledge and experience in sedge cultivation for field training, learning by doing for others follow the technical process on how to make bio-fertilizers more and more in practice.

At the ” Farmer field School”, the farmer enthusiastically shared information and experience on sedge production, difficulties such as pests, poor soil due to the heavy use of chemical fertilizers and chemical pesticides. ….CORENACCA’s livelihood expert explained the causes of poor soil and many pests due to excessive use of chemical fertilizers on sedges. Instructions for farmers to make Bio- fertilizers to reduce the use of inorganic fertilizers, increase organic fertilizers, and move towards not using chemicals for sedge plants to have good products and protect the environment, reduce emissions caused by climate change. climate change.

After the ” Farmer Field School” , key farmer households will be selected to do a Comparative model on traditional farming methods and new methods of using bio-fertilizers for sedge.

After building the model, farmers will have the opportunity to visit, learn and share experiences to replicate the successful model to many households in 2 communes Nga Thuy and Nga Tan, Nga Son District, Thanh Hoa Province

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Nguyen Viet Nghi