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AWATT Farm Resource Management Training ManualAuthorityPrepared for USAID/Afghanistan under Cooperative Agreement No. 306-A-00-08-00506awarded 03 March 2008, entitled Afghanistan Water, Agriculture and Technology Transfer(AWATT).This document was completed in partial fulfillment of Clause 2a of the Award Document forCooperative Agreement No. 306-A-00-08-00506 awarded 03 March 2008, entitled AfghanistanWater, Agriculture and Technology Transfer (AWATT). The views expressed and opinionscontained in this report are those of the NMSU AWATT team and are not intended asstatements of policy of USAID.Prepared by:NMSU-AWATT Team with CSU, UIUC, and SIUCCreditsThe program referred to in this document is based on the NMSU-AWATT Technical Proposal, asrevised, submitted February 4, 2008 in response to USAID Request for Application No. 306-07-020Afghanistan Water, Agriculture and Technology Transfer Programi
AWATT Farm Resource Management Training ManualTABLE OF CONTENTSTable of Figures ................................................................................................................................................ iiiFARM RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (FRM)................................................................................................. 1PROGRAM FOCUS AND BENEFITS .............................................................................................................. 1FRM Concept................................................................................................................................................. 1Introduction ................................................................................................................................................... 2Rationale for Project .................................................................................................................................... 5Description of Project ................................................................................................................................. 5Analysis of Project ........................................................................................................................................ 6FRM FOCUS ...................................................................................................................................................... 7Strategies to Restore Agricultural Farm Diversity ................................................................................ 8FRM Objectives ............................................................................................................................................. 8FRM Benefits for Farmers ........................................................................................................................... 9CHAPTER 1: AGROECOLOGY AS THE FUNDAMENTAL SCIENTIFIC BASIS FOR FRM .............. 10Building on Traditional Knowledge ........................................................................................................ 10The Science of Agroecology ................................................................................................................... 10Agroecosystem Processes Optimized through the Use of Agroecological Technologies ........ 11Enhancing Productivity through Multi-Species Agroecosystems .................................................... 11Healthy Soils – Healthy Plants ................................................................................................................ 12Examples of Multifunctional Agroecological Technologies .............................................................. 12Self-Sufficiency ............................................................................................................................................ 13Elements of an Appropriate FRM Strategy .......................................................................................... 13Requirements of a Pro-Poor FRM Strategy ......................................................................................... 13Integration of Soil and Pest Management Practices ........................................................................... 13CHAPTER 2: SOIL ......................................................................................................................................... 14Addition of Organic Matter ..................................................................................................................... 15Cover Crops Can Stabilize Soil .............................................................................................................. 16Cover Crops Provide More than Nitrogen Cycling .......................................................................... 17Leguminous Cover Crops Can Add Nitrogen through Nodulation .............................................. 17CHAPTER 3: IRRIGATION ........................................................................................................................... 18Potential Benefits of Irrigation Water Management .......................................................................... 18CHAPTER 4: CROP ROTATION ................................................................................................................ 20Conservation Crop Rotation .................................................................................................................. 20Practical Functionality ............................................................................................................................... 20Pest Control ............................................................................................................................................... 21Afghanistan Water, Agriculture and Technology Transfer Programii
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