- Production management (seed and plant material system, combination of different
crop species, culture management, perennial crop management) - Post harvest management
- Soil nutrient management
DEVELOPMENT GROUP
The development group, comprising the representatives from DoA, RAD, DADOs and NGOs
identified following issues to be considered for the promotion of home gardens:
- Identifying different HG options and information about incorporation of other elements
- Formation of Steering committee/core team (diverse stakeholder involvement)/
networking with regional initiatives - Preparation of operating guidelines and resource manuals for the dissemination of
project findings - Policy document of home garden should be developed
- Establishment of basket fund- supporting HG institutions.
- Training for professional and front line development/extension workers.
- Develop network of resource HG farmers
- Development of farmers friendly materials to aware them on the value of nutrients
and its supply from home garden - Learning workshop
- Exposure visits to structural HG sites
- Enhance sharing with the global HG project
PLANNING SESSION
The session was chaired by Dr. R.B. Prasad, Acting Regional Director, Regional Agricultural
Research Station/NARC, Lumle and facilitated by Dr. BR Sthapit, IPGRI. Farmers from each
site presented their activity plan for the coming year (2004-05) for home garden project. The
project leader presented the broad framework of the planned activities for the year 2004-05.
The issues identified in the meeting and the planning done by the farmers in each site will be
incorporated and detailed activities and task under each activity will be developed by the
project team.
(Based on the main proposal document, the issues identified during the meeting and the
farmers planning, detailed activities have been identified and tentative yearly plan operation
(YPO) is developed by the project team with the inputs from the professional members)