G-BIACK TRAINING PACKAGE

GBIACK TRAINING PACKAGE
(A 3-4 WEEK TRAINING PACKAGE)

Introduction to GROW BIOINTENSIVE Agriculture (GBIA)
1. Principles of GBIA (Theory and practical)
· Double digging
· Compost
· Biointensive spacing
· Companion planting
· Crop rotation
· Carbon farming
· Calorie farming
· Whole system application
2. Farm planning
3. Soil erosion causes, effects and control. (Theory and practical)
4. Soil fertility management
5. Nitrogen cycle
6. Crop residue management (Theory and practical)
7. Nursery management
8. Food security strategies
9. Planting calendar for different food security crops
10. Income generation in farming
11. Setting production targets
12. Management practices of common crops e.g. maize, beans (Theory and practical)
13. Labor requirements/conflicts in farming
14. Clean seed production in the farm (Theory and practical)
15. Utilization of green manure crops
16. Common Pests and diseases. (Control measures) (Theory and practical)
17. Agro forestry species
18. Water harvesting techniques
19. Utilization of special crops and value addition (Theory and practical)
· Soya beans
· Indigenous vegetables
· Root crops
· Fruits like avocados and bananas
· Etc
20. Small livestock management (Theory and practical)
· Rabbit keeping
· Poultry keeping
· Goat keeping
· Bee keeping
· Fish farming

21. HIV and AIDS in relation to:
· Awareness creation
· Nutrition
22. Primary health care
· Family planning
· Malaria control
· Sanitation
First Aid Skills