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Top photo: Part of the Borlaug Institute project is to bring in groups of farmers for seminars. On the day we were there, this group of flower farmers was getting a lesson in added value: better presentation of flower arrangements results in better prices in village markets.
ReplyDeleteNext down: This demo greenhouse is growing tomatoes right now, with very high productivity. The theory is that 20-30 small farmers could pool together, get a loan to build a greenhouse like this, and develop a cash crop. They could continue to grow corn and beans on their own land.
Next down: Yanet Rodriquez (left) and Carolina Oleas lead this Borlaug farm project. Both went to Texas A&M and got hooked on international developoment careers, partially inspired by the Borlaug legacy.
Next down: They also teach farmers to use leftovers of new crops, such as blackberries, in new ways. Here, blackberries have been turned into jam, and it was the best we've ever tasted.
Next down: The typical farm field in Guatemala, corn and black beans growing side by side. The beans will fertilize the corn, the corn will provide a place for these beans to vine up. There's a reason the corn is in the bottom furrow. Rootworms are a problem here, so later in the season, when this corn gets 10-12 feet tall, dirt will be pushed around the lower part of the stalk to help keep it standing to maturity.