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Project poster (PDF) FoodLaos Agriculture collegeFor centuries in the mountainous regions of Laos, farmers have been burning forests to clear new fields for their staple crop, rice. That worked when there was more land available to clear and the population of the area was smaller. But now, with the population growing, the rice harvests are barely able to provide enough food for villagers, and the land that is available is eroding or becoming depleted of nutrients. Meanwhile, the government is forbidding traditional slash and burn practices in an effort to preserve the forests that are left. MCC is working with the Bolikamxay Forestry and Agriculture College to find new, more sustainable ways of growing rice so the land can produce crops year after year. Souksavanh Philavong, for example, has learned to improve soil by adding compost and green manure and growing leguminous trees. He has also learned how to manage insects and pests by using natural medicines and tools. Your contribution will provide the college with tools and supplies. $7 buys 10 copies of the agriculture curriculum for the college library $10 buys one set of garden tools (a hoe, shovel and machete) for students to use in the fields $10 buys annual seedlings for the integrated garden (Seedlings are planted around fruit trees. They add nutrients to the soil and benefit from nutrients provided by the fruit trees.) If contributions to a project exceed the amount needed, MCC will use the donations to support similar projects. |
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