Farmers’ number one issue is marketing. They feel that they do not
know what to grow that will sell, where to sell, how to sell or to whom
to sell.
The farmers also worry about the increasing irregularity of rain/water availability.
When asked, they also admit that they have problems managing money. They have a hard time managing cash flow, the cash requirements of the planting season, and debt.
Our project is to demonstrate and provide hands-on training with new, organic ways of farming, new farming techniques and new crops, and to learn useful subjects such as farm and family budgeting. The farm will permit us to try many ideas and pick just the ones that work in A.Phrao and on our farms.
We are introducing pyrolyzers and compost choppers and working with:
The farmers also worry about the increasing irregularity of rain/water availability.
When asked, they also admit that they have problems managing money. They have a hard time managing cash flow, the cash requirements of the planting season, and debt.
Introduction of the Demonstration Farm Project
In collaboration with the villages of T.Maepang and Warm Heart Foundation, and with the support of the Tessabon, experts from the Ampure, ECHO Asia, Chiang Mai University and universities overseas we have a core group working towards learning better farming practices.Our project is to demonstrate and provide hands-on training with new, organic ways of farming, new farming techniques and new crops, and to learn useful subjects such as farm and family budgeting. The farm will permit us to try many ideas and pick just the ones that work in A.Phrao and on our farms.
We are introducing pyrolyzers and compost choppers and working with:
- Soil improvement, soil testing and soil test interpretation
- Biochar, organic fertilizer
- Composting, mulching
- Recycling/bokashi
- Crop rotation, intercropping, multi-layer planting, new crops
- Solar
- Legumes/nitrogen fixing
- EM
- Improved animal feeds, improved fish feeds, improved animal housing/care
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