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 […]
A simple, farmer demonstration speaks clearly of the value of mulch. Make two simple mounds, as if to plant kaukau (sweet potato). Leave one mound open, normal. The other mound, cover with leafy rubbish. Now take a simple watering can and pour about 7 litres of water over each mound. The mound on the left […]
Large areas of Eastern Highlands have been reduced to expansive grassland with often uncontrolled fires damaging fallow plants and forest resources – fruit, nuts, timber. There is a pressing need to turn ongoing degradation into renewal and re-creation. CDWAI team members provide training and demonstrations in the use of varied technologies that local farmer/gardeners can […]
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 […]
1. INTRODUCTION CDWAI conducted a Training on “Lukautim Graun” (Soil Conservation) to the members of SFPS. Sogomi Fresh Produce Supplies group members. The Training was conducted over three (3) Wednesdays. Attendance was poor but the subject was well received and understood by all those who attended. We are seeing great improvements in their gardens but […]
Over 2017 and 2018 CDWAI is partnering with the Tsak Rural Women’s Empowerment Foundation in Wapenamanda District, Enga Province in the PNG Highlands. The Tsak is in the foothills of the main central ranges at altitude between 1700 and 2400 metres, warm to hot by day, cool, often wet and cold by night. There are […]
Farmers in PNG live with too much and too little rain. Too much rain is the main reason farmers make vertical ditches in their steep landscapes when making gardens. However, these same ditches carry away precious top soil. Depending on location topsoil maybe shallow on top of relatively infertile sedimentary deposits, uplifted by tectonic action. […]