The Agronomist is responsible and accountable to ensure the planning and implementation of ‘Gardening in sacks’ involves growing vegetables in earth-filled sacks which are placed on doorsteps. The project will be piloted in 150 HHs in three refugee camps of Dollo Ado namely Helewyne, Kobe and Buramino.
These sack gardening do not require agricultural land or much water; are easy to prepare and do not require any specific technical knowledge; require simple and inexpensive materials (sack, stones, soil and manure); allow diversifying diets and thus address micronutrient deficiencies. S/he monitors and measures on a regular basis the progress indicators of the newly introduced farming practices and undertake regular technical follow-up of the beneficiaries, ensuring that the techniques and vegetable gardening management are mastered.
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