Friday, August 15, 2008

Finding the means and the motivation (Africa in Search of Answers from within)

New motives leading to new developments. For a long time Africa has largely practised subsistence farming. The result has been disastrous. With fast growing populations, many African countries have repeatedly experienced hunger and poverty. Relief food supplies have had to be sourced from outside the continent. There are today, however, right across Africa, emerging developments that demonstrate how a continent can be lifted out of poverty.

When:

5th to 10th December 2008

Venue:

Mabanga Farmers’ Training Centre, BUNGOMA, Kenya.

Topics:

Africa’s potential
Organic farming
Integrated farming
Marketing
Poverty eradication
Sustainable agriculture
Water supply & climate change
Energy
Rural Development – a spring – board for
change
New motives leading to new developments
Actions required to bring lasting change
New motives leading to new developments

Farm visits:

Mabanga F.T.C Farm
Sugar cane farming
Sugar processing
Indigenous and medicinal trees conservation
Mixed farming
Dairy Farm
Horticulture