HEPA (Human Ecology Practical Area) Farmer Field School (FFS) is a pioneering training dedicated to strengthen indigenous youth. HEPA FFS lies at the heart of the 6 inter-thematic networks action of Mekong Community Network Action for Ecological Trading (MECO-ECOTRA).
Overuse of resources and the lack of a caring attitude towards Human-Nature relationships in many sensitive watershed ecosystems have been the major causes leading to land desertification problems, gradual erosion of social traditions, and the losses of ecological biodiversity.
Australia local plants/vegetable sprouted on HEPA farm
02/04/2014
In a trip to visit HEPA at the end of Oct, early Nov, 2013, Mr. Nevel and his wife Ms. Julie, who are organic farmers, presented FFS-HEPA with a number of seeds, in order to help HEPA implement and grow new local varieties. Spring is a suitable season for some type of those seeds. FFS-HEPA have sowed some such type of vegetable: passion fruits, tomatoes, cabbages,… Those seeds have sprouted and have preliminary well adapted in FFS-HEPA farms.
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