Farm Resource Management (FRM) - College of Agricultural ...

AWATT Farm Resource Management Training ManualFRM FOCUSThe main focus of the Farm Resource Management (FRM) program is to break the cerealwheat/rice cycle in Afghanistan that has resulted in soil degradation, lower productivity, lowerorganic matter, weed invasion, insects and disease problems.Rain-fed wheat areas have negatively affected theupper watershed, Samangan Province May, 2009Rain-fed wheat areas invaded by weeds (wild oats)have negatively affected the upper watershed,Samangan ProvinceMay, 2009The FRM program is based on the introduction and the incorporation of Egyptian clover intothe current wheat/rice crop rotation as the best winter forage legume to correct the problems.The FRM program will deal with seven components: soil, water irrigation, crop rotation, foragelegume, livestock, local farmers and community participation, farm economics, and monitoringand evaluation. The FRM Program is a long-term program (2-3 years) and will be expanded tothe other districts in Nangarhar and other provinces in Afghanistan next year.Afghanistan Water, Agriculture and Technology Transfer Program 7