Project Overview
EW98-004
Project Type: Professional Development Program
Funds awarded in 1998: $57,885.00
Projected End Date: 12/31/2000
Matching Non-Federal Funds: $27,377.00
Region: Western
State: Hawaii
Principal Investigator:
Craig Elevitch
Permanent Agriculture Resources
Annual Reports
Commodities
- Fruits: avocados, bananas, berries (other), pineapples
- Additional Plants: herbs, native plants, ornamentals, trees
- Animals: bees
- Miscellaneous: mushrooms
Practices
- Animal Production: pasture fertility, pasture renovation, range improvement
- Crop Production: windbreaks
- Education and Training: extension
- Farm Business Management: new enterprise development, budgets/cost and returns, agricultural finance, risk management, value added, whole farm planning
- Natural Resources/Environment: afforestation, biodiversity, hedgerows, soil stabilization, wildlife, hedges - woody
- Pest Management: prevention, mulching - vegetative
- Production Systems: agroecosystems, holistic management, permaculture
- Soil Management: organic matter, soil analysis, soil quality/health
- Sustainable Communities: new business opportunities, urban agriculture, sustainability measures
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