Project Overview
EW99-010
Project Type: Professional Development Program
Funds awarded in 1999: $50,762.00
Projected End Date: 12/31/1999
Region: Western
State: Federated States of Micronesia
Principal Investigator:
Commodities
- Agronomic: sugarcane
- Fruits: avocados, bananas, citrus, pineapples
- Vegetables: sweet potatoes
- Additional Plants: native plants, ornamentals, trees
Practices
- Animal Production: herbal medicines, manure management, watering systems
- Crop Production: conservation tillage
- Education and Training: technical assistance, demonstration, display, extension, farmer to farmer, on-farm/ranch research, participatory research
- Natural Resources/Environment: afforestation, biodiversity, grass waterways, hedgerows, soil stabilization, hedges - woody
- Pest Management: allelopathy, botanical pesticides, compost extracts, cultural control, mulches - killed, mulches - living, physical control, prevention, sanitation, trap crops
- Production Systems: transitioning to organic, agroecosystems, permaculture
- Soil Management: composting, green manures, organic matter
- Sustainable Communities: partnerships, sustainability measures
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