“I tried one acre of rice growing by using climate-smart agriculture (CSA) techniques including System of Rice Intensification (SRI) this year and am planning to expand in five acres in next year” said a village farmer Daw Yin Yin Htay from Loke Taung village in Labutta township. A Farmer Field School (FFS) programme is being […]
Growing crops under agro-forestry system with Shaw-Phyu: a learning from Farmer Field School Demonstration Plot
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Daw Htay Htay Naing, a farmer from Sin Tat Kyin village in Kyaukpadaung Township, who is not a Farmer Field School (FFS) participant but she is only a neighbor of some FFS participants expressed the following message: “The farmer field school participants from the training told me that t growing Shaw-Phyu (Sterculia versicolor) can increase […]
Understanding the benefits of soil mulching
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“Previously I haven’t tried this soil covering by crop residue, mulching. After the farmer field school training, I would like to test.” this technique said village farmer from Sin Tat Kyin village, U Ye Tin. The Farmer Field School training is provided in Sin Tat Kyin village by the project, “Sustainable Cropland and forest management […]