Project Overview
EW03-002
Project Type: Professional Development Program
Funds awarded in 2003: $90,000.00
Projected End Date: 12/31/2006
Matching Non-Federal Funds: $46,278.00
Region: Western
State: Hawaii
Principal Investigator:
Samir El-Swaify
University of Hawaii MANOA
Annual Reports
Commodities
- Fruits: melons
- Vegetables: cucurbits, greens (leafy), sweet corn
- Additional Plants: native plants
- Animals: poultry, swine
Practices
- Animal Production: free-range, grazing - multispecies, grazing - rotational
- Crop Production: agroforestry, cover crops, organic fertilizers
- Education and Training: farmer to farmer, mentoring
- Farm Business Management: budgets/cost and returns, community-supported agriculture, cooperatives, marketing management, market study, value added
- Natural Resources/Environment: biodiversity, habitat enhancement, riparian buffers, soil stabilization, wildlife
- Pest Management: botanical pesticides, field monitoring/scouting, sanitation, soil solarization
- Soil Management: green manures, organic matter
- Sustainable Communities: new business opportunities, urban/rural integration
Any opinions, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this publication are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the view of the U.S. Department of Agriculture or SARE.