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There are three approaches to coping with pests and diseases on crops and vegetables… 1. Grow strong, healthy plants
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Nearly half of the world’s population lives in urban areas. Their need for clean water supplies continues to increase and often competes with the needs of agriculture for water. Poor people in urban areas often pay a lot to receive supplies of clean water.
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Underground storage pits can be used to store vegetables in dry areas for a few months. Having a good supply of stored vegetables improves household nutrition and means vegetables can be sold for higher prices later in the year when they are not easily available. Underground storage keeps vegetables cool during the hot season.
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by Peter Musgrave. Compost-making is a vital, life-saving opportunity to save waste and turn it into productive use. Compost is made from mixing together organic waste materials – such as leaves, weed and straw – and leaving them to decompose until a black, crumbly soil is formed. The materials needed to make it are locally available, accessible and free.
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Many homes, particularly in urban areas, have little room for growing crops or vegetables. However, outside nearly every house is an area of bare ground. The soil may be hard or infertile and people often do not consider using it for growing vegetables. But here is one way of using this unused space for a tiny garden.
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Crops are like children. If they are given a good start in life they usually grow tall, strong and healthy. But if crops grow slowly after germination they often become stunted, are more likely to be damaged by pests and diseases and will yield less.
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Advertisements shape what we think and how we feel. They sell more than the product itself. They sell ideas or messages that encourage people to buy the product. Companies that produce alcohol spend a lot of time and money creating images that make drinking alcohol seem attractive. The message they give is that alcohol will make life better.
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One of the main activities of PRODAD in Nicaragua, is encouraging kitchen gardens. PRODAD teaches people that growing vegetables improves both nutrition and the household economy. They use a demonstration plot to encourage families of the benefits of kitchen gardens. PRODAD provides practical training in growing vegetables and medicinal plants.
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Investing our lives wisely We can do three things with our lives. We can waste them, we can spend them or we can invest them. The Bible teaches us to invest our lives to make a difference for eternity. We should not live on this earth to be a consumer. Instead, we should make a contribution with our lives. We will be held accountable by God for how we invest our lives. Let’s take time to look at how we use our abilities, resources, time and experience.
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When land is scarce or infertile, livestock often survive on poor diets of scrub, crop waste and straw. In these conditions livestock will grow and reproduce slowly and provide less milk and meat. However, the demand for animal produce, whether for milk, meat or leather, remains high. Any ideas that can encourage better growth and health of livestock are to be welcomed.
