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Basic Conservation Agriculture Training (3 Days)
June 6, 2017 @ 8:00 am - June 8, 2017 @ 4:00 pm
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Join the team from Foundations for Farming for an in-depth Basic Conservation Agriculture Training from the 6th to the 8th of June.
Course content:
- Introduction to Foundations for Farming
- Jesus-Our Foundation
- Africa’s Need – The Problem and The Solution
- Brian Oldreive’s Story
- Principles of Conservation Agriculture
- Foundations for Farming Principles
- The Folly of Ploughing
- Practical Soil Erosion Demonstrations
- Basic Agronomy
- Pfumvudza Principles – Feed your Family
- Introduction to Vegetable
- Growing
- Planting a Vegetable Garden
- Introduction to Herbs
- Pests and Diseases
- Natural Medicines and Home Remedies
- Compost Theory
- Practical Compost Making
- Agroforestry
- Cover Crops
Costs
- R1 800 p/p. Including accommodation, all meals, coffee & tea
- R1 350 p/p. Including lunch, coffee & tea
We recommend that learners arrive on the Monday evening before training, so that our start is not delayed by the omnipresent traffic problems.