AN CSO-SEED_Climate change adaptation and livelihoods enhancement learning event in Maobane

Climate change adaptation and

livelihoods enhancement learning event

in Maobane (Hammanskraal).

7-8 August 2023

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Learning outline

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Trainingtheme

Descrip0on

On site requirements

Oﬀ site requirements

Iden%ﬁca%on of training

site

Inside and outside venues

forlearningsessions and

demonstra%ons

- Hall or room with sea%ng and electricity

- Exis%ng garden infrastructure for demonstra%ons

(with permission to work there)

Prepara%on of training

site

-Access to tools for gardening, selec%ng demo site

-A water source for watering beds and seedlings

-Collect and deliver manure (4x50kg min), plant

material (4x50kg min for dried and wet), dried

grass for mulching (2x50kg min)

-Handouts for plan%ng

sta%ons,

-Inputs and demos for

each plan%ng sta%on…

Nutri%on and value

adding(1 day)

-Inside sessions on

nutri%on and gardening

forimprovednutri%on

-Inside sessions on food

prepara%on and value

adding

-Trainingroom,electricity,60chairs

-Cooking sta%ons, with tables, stoves, pots, utensils

etc (x3)

-Inputs and materials for cooking demos: Local

produce (roughly 500g-1kg of ea if available- sweet

potato, chilli, Spinach, other veg (carrots,

cauliﬂower, peppers, brinjals….)

-Learning handouts,

presenta%ons, newsprint

and stand, kokis,

extension cables, data

projector, posters,

-Inputs for cooking

demonstra%ons

Intensive homestead

food produc%on

Session split arriving at

hall for seed saving input

and discussion. Then

move to a nearby garden,

close to kraal with access

to fruit trees for pruning.

Sea%ng arrangement for

older people. Provision of

manure, grass, organic

maUer, ash, tools, water…

-At hall: Seed savinginputanddiscussion

-At garden(withenoughspace,andat leastone

fruit tree (lemon, peaches, etc)

Prepare for two demonstra%ons:

1: Fruit produc0on and Natural pest and disease

control(table close to tree), Enriched foliar spray,

pest control plants and brews, pruning, graVing

2: Bed design and soil fer0lity:furrows and ridges,

eco- circle, enriched foliar spray liquid manure

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summer and winter

plan%ng

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handouts

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- Plants; herbs,

mul%purpose plants,

vegetable seedlings,

- shade cloth and poles

fortowersandkeyholes

-Some seed of legumes

+/grains

-Some seedlings and

mul%purpose plants

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INGREDIENTS

Ø30kg fresh cow manure

Ø 60L water

Ø5L milk

Ø5kg sugar

Ø4kg wood ash

Ø4kg bonemeal

Ø3-5 20L buckets of weeds or banana stems

Ø2-3kg agricultural lime

Figure 1: Chopping banana stems and weeds for adding to the brew

PREPARATION

ØChop weeds fine before adding to the rest of the ingredients in a large drum. Ensure that the drum

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ØSoak for 10- 15 days

ØFilter before use and dilute with water at a rate of 1:4

ØThe brew can be topped up with manure and weeds 2-3 times, before starting with a fresh mixture.

Figure 2: 1. 30kg of cow manure to add to the drum. 2. Adding the lime and bonemeal while stirring the mixture. 3. The final brew.

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