Dear Colleagues,
Congratulation to your idea for „a better support of countries in addressing governance of agrifood systems“. I think, it may be very helpful to develop simple methods for practical training of the most successful methods. This may possible by simple teaching materials and to demonstrate simple, but successful methods under typical farm conditions.
I will add some ideas/examples:
- More practical excersises with farmers under farm conditions instead of theoretical courses
- Availability of simple study-materials for farmers (text with some figures)
- Experimental fields/gardens for training of farmers (see very impressive examples in India or some other countries)
- Use of local materials/by-products as fertilizer (no burning of straw and other by-products) and/or animal feed
- Plant protection (insects etc.)
Best regards
Gerhard Flachowsky
Prof. Dr. G. Flachowsky
Germany
Dr. Gerhard Flachowsky