Under the SDG-COCO project, we at East-West Seed Knowledge Transfer (EWS-KT) Philippines train farmers to improve their capacity in vegetable production. The project is a joint partnership between GIZ and EWS-KT Philippines.
We train farmers on vegetable production techniques that help smallholder farmers to improve their yield and profit. We organize multiple training programs to cover different aspects of vegetable production including land preparation, mulching, trellising, fertilization, pest management and more.
Marie Elena Banal is our young key farmer who started producing vegetables with the support of KT in her small demonstration plot. The farm was about natural farming using organic mulch in raised beds. With the support of KT staff, she also makes organic fertilizers like FPJ, FFJ, etc. Her demonstration plot produced healthy crops that improved her harvest.
Marie has benefitted from the new techniques and urges other farmers to adopt similar techniques.
