Kenya: Kenya Institute of Organic Farming (KIOF)

Kamp Kodu
KVDA/STV/02A
Başlangıç - Bitiş Tarihi
15.02.2025 / 28.02.2025
Toplam Kontenjan
20
Boş Kontenjan
8 12 2
Yaş
18 - 99
Ekstra Ücret
€300.00
Kamp Temaları
AGRI MANU SOCI
Organizasyon
Kenya Voluntary Development Association
Kuruluş
• The Kenya Institute of Organic Farming (KIOF) is an officially registered technical training institution NO. MOHEST/PC/1361 and Non-Governmental organization (NGO). It is situated in Juja off – Thika highway, near Ndarugo Motel. KIOF launched its first activities in 1987 – The Farmers Training and Extension Programme, which aimed at bringing the awareness of the challenges associated with conventional chemical farming (fertilizers and pesticides)
• The advantages of environmentally – sound-farming methods, appropriate to small-scale farmers led to widespread public interest in the program. Numerous requests were received from development organizations in Eastern Africa for training in organic farming.
• After the initial strong growth, KIOF found that there was necessity to verifying some of the organic methods adopted by farmers. KIOF therefore started looking into opportunities for on-farm trials and research to supply relevant back up data.
• A Program to incorporate youth training in organic agriculture was launched in 1995. This led to an Organic Agriculture Certificate course with the aim of assisting the youth to develop careers in Organic farming. A diploma program was launched in 2004 and the Certificate Stream gradually phased out.
• The Diploma Program takes 2 years of theoretical and practical learning. Due to the growing interest in this field and high demand for profession knowledge in organic agriculture, KIOF launched a 2-year Distance Learning Diploma program in 2006
A RENEWED APPROACH TO AGRICULTURE AND THE ENVIRONMENT
• Organic farms and gardens have been operating years in many countries and climates. By reviving and developing sound husbandry practices, they have shown that it is possible to combine good yields with high quality produce, lasting soil fertility and improved overall environment.
• The Kenya Institute of Organic Farming (KIOF) aims at making this experience available to all farmers and other stakeholders.
• KIOF connects itself especially with the small – scale farmers who make up the majority of the farming community in Kenya. It is the small – scale farmers who are, in effect, the caretakers of the natural environment. KIOF wants to stimulate better management of the environment by starting with sound agricultural principles on the farm.
• KIOF organizes training sessions for groups of farmers: women groups, youth and other CBOs in the rural areas. KIOF comes into contact with these groups through various organizations, churches, government institutions and individuals.
İş Tanımı
Manual work and Intercultural activities:
• Organic farming, weeding, tilling the gardens, harvesting produce and livestock farming,
• Attend to field visits and trainings organized for farmers engaged in organic farming
• The application of appropriate technology on organic farms
• Interaction with organic farming students
Konaklama ve Yemek
• The host community will provide a house to accommodate the volunteers with basic living conditions.
• Volunteers should climb down to the level of the local people for exposure to development challenges.
• KVDA will provide foodstuffs and volunteers will cook their own meals in turns. Water is available from the boreholes and drinking water should be boiled or medicated. Mineral water available at supermarkets is recommended.
• There is electricity connection at the project but volunteers can charge their electrical appliances.
• Furthermore, we invite you to bring typical food, spices, drinks, games and music from your country (for an intercultural evening) – and a lot of motivation!
Konum ve Serbest Zaman
The project is located in Juja constituency in Kiambu county of Central Kenya located in the neighbourhood of Nairobi.

The volunteers have an opportunity to have to visit Nairobi city and other spectacular sites of interest within the Mount Kenya region.

EDUCATIONAL TOURS
KVDA offers educational tours to spectacular sites including the renowned Maasai Mara Game Reserve and Lake Nakuru National Park at separate fees. Please contact us for specific tour information.
Notlar
THEME: WHY ORGANIC AGRICULTURE?
• A problem in today’s agriculture is the need for cash. This need moves the nation as a whole and especially the farmer into cash crop farming.
• Most of which are non – food crops.
• The family food production is often neglected. This leads to poorer diets and poorer health of the farming community. The remedy for this situation is organic farming.
ORGANIC PRINCIPLES
• Organic farming is based on mixed farming principles. Experiences show that mixed farming practices lead to better food and income stability. It does not exclude the cash crop but it puts it in the right place. The cash crop can become part of the farm’s crop rotation, which puts emphasis on diversity of crops thereby raising the ecological balance of the farm. It provides a more complete diet for the family. Diversity in production means less risk, and better food and health within the farm.
• Production is based on maximum recycling of organic wastes and careful handling of manures and composts, careful soil cultivation and use of natural rock minerals, if necessary.
• Weed control is based on crop rotation and physical methods. Pests and disease control is sustained by understanding and maintaining physical, biological and ecological balances. These include traditional methods which are now being scientifically proven.
• The use of trees for shade, mulching, soil improvement, fruit, fodder and fuel production is of great importance, and correct understanding of their place on the farm is part of organic practice. Besides, trees protect the land from strong winds and improve the climate of the area.
• A fresh look is taken at the question of marketing. This is done with a view to improved understanding of the needs of the grower and the requirements of the consumer.
• Thinking in terms of organic agriculture means reviving and developing sound husbandry practices that include the human and the social surroundings of the farm. The farm is able to function as an organism in which all parts support each other.
Konuşulan Diller
English
En Yakın Terminal
International arrivals lounge at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport in Nairobi, Kenya
Havaalanı
NBO
Konum
Unknown
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