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ACCESSION NO: 1023779 [Full Record]
PROJ NO: GUA943 AGENCY: NIFA GUA
PROJ TYPE: OTHER GRANTS PROJ STATUS: NEW
CONTRACT/GRANT/AGREEMENT NO: 2020-49400-32437 PROPOSAL NO: 2020-04867
START: 15 SEP 2020 TERM: 31 AUG 2023
GRANT AMT: $299,277 GRANT YR: 2020
AWARD TOTAL: $299,277
INITIAL AWARD YEAR: 2020
INVESTIGATOR: Ares, A.
PERFORMING INSTITUTION:
UNIVERSITY OF GUAM UOG STATION
MANGILAO, GUAM 96913
PROMOTING BEGINING FARMER TRAINING AT THE UNIVERSITY OF GUAM
NON-TECHNICAL SUMMARY: with emphasis on hands-on learning activities in real farming and marketing situationsapprenticeship and training to trainers programs will be organized.We aim to build strong bases for sustainable farmer coalitions based on inclusiveness, collaboration, and fairness.
OBJECTIVES: Identify, reach, and retain beginning farmers.Provide training on developing, sustaining, and improving farming systems suitable to the ecological and socio-economic conditions of Guam with emphasis on hands-on learning activities in real farming and marketing situations. Project topics will include but not to be limited to cover crops, composting, integrated pest management, intercropping, raised bed production, windbreaks, agroforestry practices, soil conservation, aquaponics systems, beekeeping, bookkeeping, infrastructure design, and marketing.Foster wide interactions among stakeholders in the agriculture sector and related areas in Guam engaging beginning farmers to develop sustainable approaches for production, branding, and marketing
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