FAO Proposed Template for Agriculture
Suchuan Emergency Country Programmes - 04.07.2008.
Contact: Peggy Bradley, IISH
Phone: (417) 876-0441 email:[email protected]
Project Summary:
Country
China, Sichuan
Total number of people killed
69,175
Total number of people affected
30 million
Total number of households affected
5 to 10 million
Total number of agriculture/livestock based rural
communities affected
30% of province
Estimated agriculture sector damage in US$ (in terms
of direct and indirect loss)
6 billion dollars
Government counterpart/lead institutions
Sichuan Agricultural University, Heifer, Chinal,
Institute Simplified Hydroponics, others
FAO HQ technical focal point
Micro gardens using simplified hydroponics as
supported in Bolivia and Senegal – organic
hydroponics as practised in Cuba, Solar greenhouse
structures as built in Bolivia. fertilization and irrigation
from gravity fed water supply as practised in Israel.
FAO HQ operation focal point
Sichuan Agricultural University (potential)
FAO field focal point
Training Centre set up in permanent camps, with
collaboration of interested NGO, Government and
UN groups.
Proposed dynamic and progressive programme structure to be developed as assessment information comes in:
1. Programme Background and Justification
On 12 May 2008, Sichuan was impacted by a tremendous earthquake that destroyed many of the homes and
public buildings in a long section of the province. The earthquake also caused disruption of the food supply
putting 30 million people at risk of food shortages.
There are at least 4.5 million people now homeless, and 500,000 tents were supplied to this population group
so at least that many households are severely affected by the earthquake. For those who lost their homes
the Chinese government has allocated 10,000 yuan ($1458.00) for housing and recovery.
This proposal intends to assist affected residents begin growing their own food, to help returning residents
learn how to grow fresh vegetables using modern intensive agriculture techniques. The use of simplified
hydroponics (SH) to grow food means that the organic or inorganic fertilizers are added to the plants water
supply. Simplified hydroponics is an adaption of the modern plant growing technique of hydroponics. In SH,
power sources such as electricity, testing or artificial lights are required. No chemical pesticides are used and
organic nutrients are used when available.
At present writing, many of the families are still in camps, waiting for return to their homes. In a few cases the
former areas are no longer inhabitable. For those people still in camps, the proposal suggests offering a
training course in microgardens. For those participating, supplies are offered of a starter kit of the necessary
seeds, substrate and nutrients to begin a seedling grower.
For those who attend the course, further classes are offered in garden operation. For those wishing to
continue, an advanced class is proposed on solar greenhouse as a heating device for their reconstructed
homes. The solar greenhouses can supply 220,000 BTU day in sunny weather. That is as much as 21 kilos
of oak firewood, 220 cubic feet of natural gas or 5.68 liters of fuel oil.
2. Programme objectives (next 6 to 12 months): these include:
This programme recommends and provides infrastructure to incorporate a partnership of .
1. The training will be done firstly to the local extension agents and they through multiply process will train
the growers.
Sichuan Province Ministry of Agriculture
Sichuan Agriculture University
Heifer –China
SACOG Israel
Institute of Simplified Hydroponics
FAO
This proposal sets up a regional training center for the people of Sichuan. It’s purpose is to offer alternative food
growing technologies to the single family farm or dwelling. It features research and training on simplified
hydroponics for microgarden and microfarms, organoponics, organic gardening, dwelling attached solar
greenhouses, and other technologies that can help the small farmer or homeowner grow their own food or
increase their income.
This regional research center begins as a community outreach, bringing training and materials to affected
communities. It uses modern communication tools such as the internet and television broadcast to help introduce
the technologies.
The centre emphasizes the importance of a local agricultural extension service. Such a service should have a
regional net in order to be in contact with the needed rural and urban societies. This human resource could come
from the entities mentioned and many volunteers.
This program encourages an operational approach on Regional Agricultural Research and Development (R&D),
system. The partners encourage the participation of all groups: communities representatives, local authorities,
local Agricultural Extension agents and local agricultural researchers to cooperate together to advance the
project.
The partners will form two committees : a project leading committee to set the objectives and operation system
and a professional committee to supply the know-how, experience and operation. The foreign experts proposed
by this project will work with the R&D system mostly the extension.
Once established the research center continues its mission to bring these technologies to people in need. Foreign
nationals from needing countries are invited to come and share agricultural practices. The center emphasizes
small scale gardening, solar greenhouses, microfarming and adaptions suitable for Urban and Peri-Urban
Agriculture.
Immediate Actions
The end point of this program should be many affected families having a producing vegetable garden. trained in
simplified hydroponic gardening, with seedling growers growing new seedling starts for their first gardens. The
seedling growers should have starter plants ready to transplant in about three weeks.
Simplified hydroponics is usually introduced through a three day course that includes video training, some lecture
and mostly hands on work of building growers, The course is most successful when taught to about ten families or
less, often neighbors, relatives or friends from the same community. The three day training course then becomes
a beginning of a local support group for the gardens. The whole family is invited to the training, even very young
children.
First Tasks
 Arrival of a technical expert in simplified hydroponics to the area of displaced people. Assuming the families are
still in emergency shelters, the first task is to present the training materials to the leadership groups in the camps.
The technical expert brings training materials, and the necessary materials to set up a single demonstration
garden in the emergency shelter area. This includes a pallet of materials including tools, black plastic, plastic
containers, substrates, nutrients and seeds.
The technical expert is given a space of about 100m2 to set up a demonstration garden and begin training master
trainers. A poster is set up in the camp and camp members are invited to participate in the training as a potential
source of income or a volunteer position. Training sessions are organized to begin the process of setting up the
demonstration garden.
 Technical expert works with local authorities to begin the process of manufacturing garden fresh start kits to be
assembled in the garden training area. This requires a locked space for materials. The kit includes seeds,
substrate, nutrient, and organic pest control aids. As the fresh start kits are assembled, posters are put up in the
camp to encourage people to sign up for training sessions. Sign up sheets are kept on at the garden space and
sessions of three days begin for those who have signed up.
 As technical expert is working, international NGOs are assisting in obtaining the necessary materials for the
fresh start kits. This requires collaboration of several groups to ensure donations are directed to locally obtained
materials, and actually arrive at the training center.
 There may be as many as 500,000 affected families that could wish to participate in this training process. If this
is so, it would require 50,000 training sessions and 500,000 fresh start kits. One method of accomplishing some
of this training is to utilize the Easy-Gro Training Course of nine classes 21 minutes long. This training will reduce
the lecture time of the trainer, and will help families to decide if they wish to participate. The present training
course is produced is translated and republished in Chinese languages or other target population languages.
After translation the DVD can be used to expand the training.
1. To reach contact with 500,000 families will require a very sound extension regional service, ( perhaps few
thousands of extension agents) . Such a service will take care on many other topics including SH, Micro
Gardens, greenhouses etc. The training will be done firstly to the local extension agents and they through
multiply process will train the growers.
 Training is offered o those who wish to participate. This is a three day course, with hands on training that allows
the family members to interact together learning the technology. Each training course encourages local traditions
to be introduced and discussed among the participants. The group being trained together can become a support
group. The initial Master Trainers are enlisted to help in the training sessions, and operate the demonstration
garden. When ready, these Master Trainers may go to affected areas where the families have returned to their
lands to begin the garden training in their regions.
 As the people are trained and begin their seedling growers, some may wish to continue to learn how to build a
solar greenhouse to house their animals in winter, provide heat for their new homes, provide year round or near
year round fresh food supply.
 After about three weeks from the point of beginning training, the seedlings will be ready for transplanting into
larger growers. The participating families are offered supplies to build these larger grow out beds. Know
technologies include using plastic containers, building tables out of recycled materials, building troughs from
stones. For those still in camps, the growers can be a second training workshop of a day.
Training Course offered in Local Villages
 For those families that have already relocated in their villages, a local training course can be offered to the
locals through a poster campaign. Again the participants will receive a seedling grower, seeds, nutrient and
substrate.
 In the local regions, for those who wish to participate, a second training session is offered in building a solar
greenhouse as a lean to for a home. This training session is a weeklong and builds a demonstration greenhouse
for a family participating. The solar greenhouse course includes rainwater harvesting, bio digester, and drip
irrigation training.
 The solar greenhouses can be built at very low cost. They require a roof area of a roll of plastic of ten foot by
100 feet that should cost less than $50 and should last through the first winter. It can also be used as human
shelter through the first winter, or shelter for animals.
For those who successfully grow their seedlings, transplant and grow the plants, there should be fresh foods in 30
days, and 1.4 kilos of fresh vegetables a day in 90 days. The climate and available clean water will have an
impact on this success.
3. Programme medium and longer terms objectives (1 to 5 years)
The initial training center becomes the “Regional Agriculture Research and Development (R&D), Center.” It
maintains its mission of helping the smallest farmer and adapting technologies for microgardens and microfarms.
It emphasizes bringing in both students and instructors from around the world to learn from each other and
improve home gardens to improve food security around the world.
The attitude in every class, in every lecture, is collaboration. There are many successful agricultural practices
around the world that are used by local farmers and not generally known. This university values the wisdom and
practices of the farmer and offers classes as possible improvements for local traditions.
4. Target beneficiaries (criteria for identification, selection, priorities and participatory approaches)
The initial target beneficiaries are those affected by the May 12, 2008 earthquake.
In the long term, the established training center should be available for international cooperation on dissemination
of technologies useful for the very poorest of our people.
Each camp will have displaced families, living in temporary shelter, relying on imported food supplies. Any
families in need are the target beneficiaries; however, a televised class of 3 hours of instruction will bring the
technology to the general population as well.
5. Programme emergency outputs/results (these should be defined in terms that permit their verification in
quantity, quality and time and be consistent with project objectives)
Each family that participates in the training should complete the training with a seedling grower with started
seedlings. This cost of the initial kit is estimated at $25.00 and the cost of the training estimated at $300.00 per
group. The training includes building larger growers in assorted materials and requires paying a technical advisor
or master trainer to do the training.
Placing posters in the camps, organizing the training, providing kits and completing the course will cost about
$550.00 per session, and should include about 10 families per session. It should all be voluntary, with no or low
cost to the family, but no rewards beyond the seedling grower supplies should be given. If 500,000 families
participated this total cost would be $27.5 million dollars.
A second session for the solar greenhouse can be offered to those participating, and that would have a cost of
about $1500.00 assuming a prototype is built. This cost needs to be estimated in the area, in the villages because
the actual structure will need to be adapted for the area. Assuming only one in five families would wish to
participate in the solar greenhouse training, the cost would be an additional $15 million dollars.
6. Indicative work plan (show critical implementation and delivery dates)
This project proposal is planned for a period of one year:
1.
Project Year 1
September 2008 through August 31, 2009
FAO simplified hydroponics expert to train Master Trainers in micro gardening (September
2008 One week training, demonstration garden built)(Cesar Marulanda Colombia)
2.
Establish product distribution facility in area
3.
FAO solar greenhouse experts to train Master trainers at a new facility in Sichuan University
for the design and construction of solar greenhouses (Bolivia expert)
4.
Master Trainers to be trained in Solar Greenhouse construction at Sichuan University
Research Center, September 2008 and on going)(Bolivia expert)
5.
Master Trainers to train in local villages (October through December 2008 – Three day
training)(Technical supervisor Cesar Marulanda)
6.
ISH to evaluate project (December 2008)(Peggy Bradley, John Rich)
7.
Cuban organoponics expert to train master trainer in organoponics (A. Sirocco)
8.
ISH website provides criteria and guidance for evaluations to determine success and failures
(Peggy Bradley)
9. Government contribution. Supporting arrangements
The government needs to evaluate this proposal and approve the basic concept, provide invitation letters for the
experts in the technologies and logistical support for these local experts while working in the area.
There is a need for seeds, substrates and nutrients to be supplied for the first kits. If these items are imported
they need to meet government guidelines and be allowed through customs. Every effort should be given in the
opening stages to find and purchase locally available supplies.
But when imported materials might be needed the government needs to be helpful in ensuring quality standards
and that supplies are allowed through customs that meet those standards.
8. Capacity building and recipient government institution
Any qualified NGO in the Sichuan area is invited to participate in the training, implementation and evaluation
phases of the project.
A local organization needs to be the one that hires the Master Trainers and supplies funds to work in the villages.
This organization becomes the responsible group to see that kits are available for the training sessions, training
materials such as videos and printed materials are supplied for the sessions and supporting marketing materials
are printed and provided in advance of training sessions.
Sichuan Agricultural University begins a project of developing solar greenhouses for the Sichuan regions. This is
the research centre connected to the University that designs and builds prototype structures at the centre to be
used for research and development of the technology to suit local conditions. The research centre is used as a
training centre for Master Trainers and the first training course and prototype greenhouse is designed by a FAO
expert. A likely expert for this would be from the current highly successful solar greenhouse project in Bolivia, in
collaboration with a solar greenhouse expert in lean-to greenhouses for solar house heat.
Organoponics
A team of experts from Cuba should be dispatched to university of Sichuan to begin the process of evaluation of
this technology to transfer to Sichuan affected regions.
This follows the example in Cuba where non profits aided Cuba in establishing organoponics, an adapted
technology that now produces 40% of the fresh produce in Cuba.
Organoponics is now integrated into the life of Cubans. Universities participate in active research to help micro
garden and micro farm owners. Individuals operate gardens and receive financial benefit from their own labor.
The entire island enjoys fresh clean produce, a flower market, and secondary markets in biological controls,
compost, worm farm fertilizer and seed production.
The adaptation of organoponics in Cuba is credited with ending a hunger crisis in Cuba advancing daily calories
from 70% to 100% for the population, and helping the daily diet with fresh produce, vitamins and minerals.
Organoponics is the most advanced and most successful of all the simplified hydroponic programs in the world.
This is partly because of deep involvement of the universities and government agencies in Cuba.
There are difficulties in establishing organoponics including organizing the production of beneficial insects and
other organic means of pest control. Cuban experts working with agricultural experts in University of Sichuan
should begin the process of organoponics in Sichuan.
The Cuban experts can also learn from the University of Sichuan about the technology of biogas production,
which leads to an organic hydroponic nutrient that might compete with the current Cuban use of warm castings.
This could be a valuable interchange to look at the most conservative method to reduce greenhouse gas
emissions in the conversion process.
Simplified Hydroponics Micro Gardens
1. A one-week intensive training course in Sichuan for people selected to be Master Trainers. This can include
NGO participants as well as individuals selected. It is a policy of the IISH to train members of the affected
community so all actual classes with affected people are conducted by community members.
2. Master Trainers successful in completing the training course are hired to begin training classes in the camps
and in local areas.
3. ISH maintains the responsibility of providing the initial materials necessary for the initial establishment of the
technology. Where the products are available in the country, local purchases are made. ISH maintains a list
of sources and expected costs. Certain needs may need to be imported. Where possible donations can be
received and stored and dispersed as needed. A warehousing customs agent works with this co-ordinated
activity.
4. ISH maintains records on classes held, people trained, materials dispersed, actual outcome, reports on initial
problems and production of family gardens. A videotaped record of select areas is made available along with
evaluation and statistics for the projects. These materials are maintained for all interested non profits and
donors to show the recovery process. An ISH website is maintained throughout the year of funding.
9. Sustainable/environmental approaches
Throughout this process of developing micro gardens, the sustainability and environmental impact of the gardens
has been of primary concern. All plans and designs will be offered on the internet site in full view of all interested
parties. EIS and sustainability reports are offered through the process by International experts now working with
ISH.
10. Sector Policy implications
Micro garden technology is adaptable to local conditions, using locally available materials. For example, the
substrates, or growing medium, used for the gardens can be many materials. Current materials used as
substrates include coco fiber, volcanic red rock mixed with rice hulls, perlite, rockwool and polyfiber. All of these
may be locally available in Sichuan area. The use of this material will boost local sales of the material where that
material is available.
If local supplies can be obtained, or purchased through wholesale suppliers, they should be bought this way to
boost local economies. Where international supplies are needed, then such kits are offered through ISH.
11. Strategic partnership with NGOs and other actors
All recipes and instructions for the technology are publicly shared through the website www.carbon.org and the
annual publication of the ISH CD-ROM of information, “Hydroponics and Microfarms”. The training course for
microgardens is available as a 9 video class “Easy-Gro Training Course”.
To date, ISH has partnered with UNDP (Armenia Colombia earthquake 1999, 50,000 people homeless,
Zimbabwe 1991 draught with Japanese Council of Governments, introduction of hydroponics to Manicaland
Province, Mercy Corp, Muture, Zimbabwe, Fundacion Produce Mexico, Volkswagen Corp, Mexico homeless
children shelter, IDRC West Bank school project Israel and Palestine, Alternatives Canada, Morocco Project, and
many others.
12. Inputs to be provided by FAO and its donors (mainly immediate inputs within 12 month time frame). These
should include:
1. Human resources: FAO staff, international experts/consultants, national consultants, FAO Advisory technical
Services, Administrative support, Supervisory Technical Service
2. Duty travel
3. Contracts or contractual services (linked to partnership)
Basic funding contract to ISH to bear responsibility for this effort throughout the first year for:
A technical international expert in Simplified Hydroponics with experience in disaster relief to Sichuan for a one
year period to train trainers and provide technical support for the training center.
A technical advisor in solar greenhouses for three months
A technical advisor in organoponics for one months
An evaluation expert to supervise the evaluation collection of data to post to website. Visit to China three weeks.
Dissemination officer to maintain video and written records of the training centers for the web, to provide raw
footage and material to any interested media groups who wish to report on activities. To arrange visits to training
centers when these are welcomed by the local communities or families.
In international project co-ordinator who can co-ordinate the efforts of NGO’s working in the area, establish the
need for donations, for cash resources for individual areas, maintain accounting for posting on the web as to
where the money is going. 1 year contract.
4. General Operating Expenses (miscellaneous expenses required in field)
5. Sichuan Agricultural University – There should be a research centre working on the solar greenhouses and
researching the adaptation of organoponics technology from Cuba. This effort should have a land space of
about ten hectares and a budget. This can be a collaboration of the University, UN FAO, CIGAR or other
interested parties. It is the intention that this training centre becomes an international training centre to help
other nations gain access to these technologies. The budget for this centre and project proposal is the
responsibility of the University or some other internationally respected local institution.

Materials, supplies and equipment. ISH has basic kits to established and support the micro gardens.
These are:
a) Microgarden builder’s kit – a toolkit of the hand tools required to build the gardens. This kit
includes hand tools saw, hammer, tape measure, crow car, staple gun estimated cost US$28.00
b) Microgarden starter kit – materials necessary for seedling starter. Cost US$25.00. For one years
nutrients $45.00 in addition
Total cost for one year operation of the garden will be US$98.00 including the tools. The fresh garden
produce is potentially 530 kilos at a cost of 18 cents a kilo for the first year and about 8 cents a kilo in the
second year. .
The individual garden of 18 m2 should require about 16 kilos of fertilizers and produce a potential 530 kilos of
food in a year. These fresh vegetables account for some of the daily diet, but must be supplemented with a
rice staple, or other grain food source.
Table 1. Potential daily production from a micro garden in solar greenhouse
Area in Square Grams per
Proteins
Fats
Carbohydrates
Vegetables
Meters
Day
Calories
(g)
(g)
(g)
Carrot
0.8
125
54
1.30
0.24
13
Bitter melon
0.5
100
34
0.84
0.19
8
Celery
0.8
150
24
1.3
0.26
4.4
Cucumber
2.0
125
18
0.8
0.14
3
Garlic
1.2
25
37
1.60
0.125
8
Spring Onion
2.0
50
16
0.9
0.1
4
Ginger
0.30
25
20
.44
0.18
4.26
Peppers
0.4
75
30
1.4
0.33
6.6
Salad greens
1.2
150
21
2.2
0.36
3.5
1.6
500
65
7.5
1
11
Bok Choy
Tomato
0.2
125
22
1.08
0.25
5
Total:
7.5
1.450
341
19.36
3.17
71
Scaling up requirements
The microgardens can be grown with organic or inorganic nutrients. The organic nutrients require a daily
supply of an organic nutrient such as a daily effluent from a biodigester, or from a worm farm compost
system. If the family has an existing operating biodigester they need about ½ gallon a day.
For the purposes of this proposal it is perhaps helpful to estimate what would be the fertilizer requirements if
100,000 families decided to begin microgardens and start with an inorganic fertilizer based nutrient supply.
For a single training session of ten families, the amount of fertilizer required for their year supply is 159.4
kilos. If 100,000 families the amount of fertilizers required for one year of operation and the daily production
of 1.4 kilos of food a day is 1594 tons of fertilizers.
Table 2. Fertilizer Requirements for Family’s Microgarden/solar greenhouse per Year
Fertilzer
Potassium nitrate (N)
Diammonium phosphate (N)
Potassium sulfate
Iron EDTA
Manganese EDTA
Copper EDTA
Zinc EDTA
Boric Acid
Molybdic Acid
Calcium nitrate
Magnesium sulfate
Total:
Tons of Food Produced:
Grams/1000 Liters
500
100
314
23
15
1.5
2.6
6
0.2
1092
496
2550.3
Single Family 10 Families
10m2/Year
Kilograms
3.125
31.25
0.625
6.25
1.9625
19.625
0.14375
1.4375
0.09375
.9375
0.009375
.08375
0.01625
0.1625
0.0375
0.375
0.00125
0.0125
6.825
68.25
3.1
30.10
15.94
159.4
0.530
5.3
100 Families
1000 Families
Kilograms
Tons
310.25
3.10
62.50
.625
196.25
1.96
14.375
.144
9.375
.094
0.8375
0.0084
1.625
0.016
3.75
0.0375
0.125
0.00125
682.50
6.82
301.00
3.01
1594
15.94
53.0
530
100,000
Families
Tons
310.00
62.50
196
14.4
9.4
.84
1.6
3.75
.125
682
301
1594
53000
The fertilizers required by one family for a year will vary and the price of some fertilizers is increasing with the
cost of oil. If manufactured at a fixed cost basis they can cost $45.00 for the years operation.
Table 1. Fresh Start kit costs for a single family, 10 family, 100, and 100,000 families.
Items
Cost
(US $)
10.00
Cost
10
100.00
Cost
100
1000
Cost
100,000
1,000,000
9 items
2.00
20.00
200
200,000
2 month
6.00
60.00
600
600,000
coco fiber substrate
5 liters
1.00
10.00
100
100,000
Seedling container
5
1.00
10.00
100
100,000
Scissors
1
1.00
10.00
100
100,000
Duct tape small
1
0.50
5.00
50
50,000
3.50
35.00
350.00
350,000
$25.00
$250
$2500
$2,500,000
!Materials
Black plastic 6 mil of
2m wide sheets
8 meters
Seed packets
Nutrient
Shipping
Total Costs:
The initial costs for the fresh start kit allow for the first seedling grower completion and enough black plastic to
build growers in ground or in tables. This does not include the larger plastic containers or materials for the full
garden. Additional materials will be necessary to expand the garden beyond the seedling grower. Additional
nutrient is needed as well.
In the second year many gardens may switch to organoponic operation, but there should be an infrastructure
in place including steady supply of nutrient from an organic source. If nutrient is produced from worm farming
or biodigester effluent and seeds are gathered from the fresh produce, this cost can be reduced to almost
nothing for the second year.
Direct Operating Costs (miscellaneous expenses at FAO HQ)
The expected costs from UNFAO include individuals responsible for the project monitoring the results at the
ISH website, offering advice and assistance, routine inspection visits of high officials, perhaps some
emergency assistance for technical problems, such as expertise in insect control and quality assurance for a
possible commercial crop.
13. Monitoring and follow up (basic indicator and monitoring plan to follow up programme achievements)
ISH has the primary responsibility throughout the recovery process, of documenting successes and failures
and publishing this information.
14. Communication plan and internal FAO technical and operational arrangements (focal points, press
relations and gateways between HQ and field and various departments)
Video records and written reports are maintained throughout the project to allow for publicity access or a global
basis. The individual contributions throughout the world have been staggering. It is the responsibility of the ISH to
maintain records of how this money has been spent and the relative successes and failures. It is clear that the
goal of most contributors was to first preserve the lives of the survivors, and then help them establish themselves
with a shelter and food for their family. It is against this goal the evaluation results will be measured.
Budget for Sichuan Recovery Project – One Year
ISH
1.
2.
Video tape production
Translation Home Hydroponic gardens Chinese
3.
4.
Total
$ 15,000
$ 6,000
$ 45,000
$ 6,000
Translation Home hydroponic gardens native language
Printing DVD set Chinese Easy-Gro training course 1000
$
$
$
$
5.
6.
Printing native language Easy-Gro training course 1000
Setup of large demonstration training course garden
$ 5,000
$ 6,000
$ 10,000
$ 6,000
$ 100,000
7.
8.
International Expert Simplified Hydroponics (1 year of support)
Project Director ISH
$ 5,000
$ 5,000
$ 40,000
$ 10,000
$ 104,000
$ 60,000
9.
10.
Evaluation expert
Dissemination/web officer
$ 5,000
$ 24,000
$ 10,000
$ 12,000
$ 80,000
$ 48,000
11.
12.
Vehicle pick up truck used
Office support ISH communication
$
$
$
$
Total:
$ 30,000
FAO
$74,000
6,000
6,000
8,000
8,000
$137,000
6,000
6,000
8,000
8,000
$ 211,000
This budget is listed for one year of operation.
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Institute for Simplified Hydroponics (ISH)
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César Hernán Marulanda Tabares
FAO and UNDP Simplified HydroponicsConsulting Expert
Email: [email protected]
http://www.carbon.org/AboutOurOrganization1/CesarBios.htm
Peggy Bradley
Institute for Simplified Hydroponics Executive Director
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http://www.carbon.org/microfarms/peggy.htm
Alejandro R Socorro Castro, CETAS,
Universidad de Cienfuegos, Cuba
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Julio Prudencio Böhrt,
Executive Secretary
Red de Agriculture Urbana Investigaciones Lationo Americana (AGUILA),
Calle Bella Vista 650, Casilla 6254, La Paz, Bolivia; Tel/Fax: (591-2) 410218.
country:
CHINA
Project Title:
Emergency assistance to support the rehabilitation in earthquake
affected areas
Project Number:
Starting Date:
SEPTEMBER 1, 2008
Completion Date:
AUGUST 31, 2009
Government Ministry responsible for:
Ministry of Agriculture
FAO Contribution:
US$137,000