| ID: | 83728 |
|---|---|
| Country: | Kiribati |
| Title: | Kiribati – Pacific Islands Rural and Agriculture Stimulus Facility (PIRAS) – November 2022 |
| Description: |
PIRAS’ implementing partner, Live & Learn Environmental Education, trained 80 people how to use foodcubes – a convenient and cost-effective solution for growing vegetables that provide essential nutrition, particularly in areas where access to water and food insecurity are major challenges. Multiple one-square-meter aerated growing units can be connected to form larger ‘foodcube’ gardens. Water usage is efficiently managed by wicking cones that slowly but continuously provide plants with water, and air-posts allow oxygen to reach the roots to minimize root rot prevent overheating. Vegetables grown in food cubes are a boost to Kiribati’s food security, and contribute to balanced, complete meals with essential nutrients for healthy living. Launched in 2022 in collaboration between IFAD and the Australian Government, the Pacific Islands Rural and Agriculture Stimulus (PIRAS) Facility is a regional initiative that aims to minimize the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on rural island households. The programme supports food system and economic recovery by prioritizing food self-reliance, improving local nutrition and developing sustainable, equitable agricultural livelihood opportunities for rural communities in Fiji, Kiribati, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga and Vanuatu. In Kiribati, PIRAS works in collaboration with the Atolls Food Future Project, implemented by Live & Learn Environmental Education, and focuses on increasing farm production, nutrition and climate resilience by providing farmers and gardeners with nutrition-sensitive seedlings and planting materials, labour-saving tools, and equipment. It trains them in the safe use and maintenance of water tanks, composting production and soil preparation, and liquid fertilizer production and application. |
| Size: | 11.71 MB; 5472 x 3648 pixels; 463 x 309 mm (print at 300 DPI); 1448 x 965 mm (screen at 96 DPI); |
| Show more details: | Barbara Gravelli |
| Copyright: | Barbara Gravelli |
| Categories: | New from Asia and the Pacific |
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