Animal Husbandry

When AT projects, University of Goroka, UNDP visit – what do they see at CDWAI?

July 23, 2024
dave41
Agroforestry, Animal Husbandry, Climate - Rain/Drought, Drought, Education, Erosion, Fallow Management, Green manure, Health

Community Development Workers Association (Inc) (CDWAI) have many relevant ‘demonstrations’ for visitors. This isn’t a demonstration area, rather a family garden that provides nutritious food, and opportunity to showcase sustainable technologies that work. After the 1997 drought the CDWAI team worked especially in the Baiyer valley, in Kompiam (Enga) and in Telefomin district to train […]

Dr Dave Askin, Ben Heyward – recommend the CDWAI team

August 5, 2022
dave41
Animal Husbandry, Climate - Rain/Drought, Drought, Education, Erosion

This is a kind of – To Whom it may concern message/post. Some words of experience that Dave and Ben would like to share with the wider world. You see, we two blokes – Dave the Kiwi and Ben the Aussie have been working in the New Guinea Islands on and off since the 1970’s […]

Animal husbandry challenges

June 3, 2010
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Animal Husbandry

Wetar farmers keep goats and pigs in small enclosures. Animals tend to be underfed and very skinny. There is a wild bean (Mucuna pruriens) known locally as the evil bean – kacang jahat- because of its very itchy pods. However, there are times each year, when there are none of these pods to irritate people […]