conservation farming cameroon bana update part 3

Conservation Farming Capacity Building In Cameroon, Africa

Part Three: Bana Update to April 2013

ByAllan & Lydia SorflatenIn Collaboration With

Integrated Development Foundation (IDF)Bamenda, Cameroon

Oct.- Dec./2012

Conservation Farming Update Since December2012

Bana Farm Field School Cassava Plot (March 2013)

Oussematou Points to Site of New IDF Demonstration Farm in Bana

Farm Site Provided by King Sikam(Traditional Chief of Bana)

Meeting the Traditional Chief of Bana November 2011(On Left is Joseph Tafrey, President of IDF & Farmer From Befang)

Farm Renovation Work Begins January 2013

Hillside Farming Is a Major Challenge

And Requires Special Techniques of Conservation Farming

Les Lignes des Roches le Long de Contour

“This Teaching Poster From the Workshops Has Led ToThe Following.”

Contour Cultivation Across the Slope is Important

Hillside Farming Soil Conservation Practices Now Being Practiced On This Bana Demonstration Farm

- Sledging Boulders on the Hillside -‘For Construction of Stone Walls To

Slow Down Run-Off In Rainy Season’

Rock Walls On Contour Will Minimize Soil Erosion

IDF Land Renovation Crew With Planting Materials

Adding Dried Poultry Manure to the Planting

Tubers For Planting Include Sweet Yam, White Yam, Gwa (Possibly Dasheen) and Cassava Stems

CAMEROON

CONSERVATION FARMING

END OF PART THREE