conservation farming cameroon bana update part 3
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Following the Conservation Farming Workshop conducted by Allan Sorflaten in Bana Nov 2012, under the leadership of IDF, Bamenda, the King of Bana granted land to the group of Bana Young Farmers to develop a Demonstration Farm. See land clearing, contour building, stone splitting to protect the hillside from erosion, the application of Conservation Farming techniques as this energetic group working with hoes and cutlasses to bring this previously untamed hillside into production.TRANSCRIPT
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