Improving soil fertility through training in the “Garden Island of Fiji”

A non-governmental organisation that has a history of working with rural families spanning over 40 years – Tutu Rural Training Centre (TRTC) – launched a project in 2015 to improve education surrounding soil degradation on the island of Taveuni in Fiji. Through the training of youths in the use of n...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Madigibuli, Serenia
Format: Case Study
Language:Inglés
Published: Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation 2018
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/98989
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Summary:A non-governmental organisation that has a history of working with rural families spanning over 40 years – Tutu Rural Training Centre (TRTC) – launched a project in 2015 to improve education surrounding soil degradation on the island of Taveuni in Fiji. Through the training of youths in the use of nitrogen-fixing crops and the environmental issues caused by some chemicals, TRTC set about restoring the fertility of the island’s soil in the wake of damage caused by climate change.