2. Water harvesting techniques
can provide water for small scale
irrigation. Gravity drip irrigation
systems will be demonstrated for
vegetable and tree crops.
can provide water for small scale
irrigation. Gravity drip irrigation
systems will be demonstrated for
vegetable and tree crops.
1. Making soils healthy and
highly productive: Crop
yields can be doubled or tripled
by replenishing soil health. Soil
health includes replenishment
of nutrients with
nitrogen-fixing legumes,
organic materials, and
fertilizers, combined with soil
conservation techniques.
highly productive: Crop
yields can be doubled or tripled
by replenishing soil health. Soil
health includes replenishment
of nutrients with
nitrogen-fixing legumes,
organic materials, and
fertilizers, combined with soil
conservation techniques.
3. Access to improved seeds:
Farmers will also be provided with
access to the correct information as
to the appropriate crops and their
management for each
season/soil/agricultural system.
Farmers will also be provided with
access to the correct information as
to the appropriate crops and their
management for each
season/soil/agricultural system.
4. Agricultural extension services:
Extension agents provided through
national programs will receive extensive
training to assure they have up to date
information on crop, soil, and water
management, livestock, and
agroforestry. They will train
community-based farmer groups and
together will establish training and
demonstration sites and field days.
Extension agents provided through
national programs will receive extensive
training to assure they have up to date
information on crop, soil, and water
management, livestock, and
agroforestry. They will train
community-based farmer groups and
together will establish training and
demonstration sites and field days.
5. Feeding and supplementation programs
for pregnant and lactating mothers and
children less than two years old: The
program will target women of childbearing
age, including non-pregnant women and
adolescents, and provide at least
micronutrient supplementation. This service
could be done in conjunction with the school
feeding program or at the community center.
for pregnant and lactating mothers and
children less than two years old: The
program will target women of childbearing
age, including non-pregnant women and
adolescents, and provide at least
micronutrient supplementation. This service
could be done in conjunction with the school
feeding program or at the community center.
6. School meals with locally
produced and nutritionally
balanced foods: Schools will
provide safe, nutritious and
quality meals for all children.
This will require some type of
contracting/marketing with
local farmers to provide
specified amounts and types of
foods (cereals, legumes,
vegetables, milk, meats).
produced and nutritionally
balanced foods: Schools will
provide safe, nutritious and
quality meals for all children.
This will require some type of
contracting/marketing with
local farmers to provide
specified amounts and types of
foods (cereals, legumes,
vegetables, milk, meats).
8. Farmer organizations:
Farmer organizations will be
established to develop organized
systems for storing products and
selling them to more distant
markets.
Farmer organizations will be
established to develop organized
systems for storing products and
selling them to more distant
markets.
7. Local grain storage facilities will
help farmers and communities store
excess food that can later be sold at
better prices, used for school lunch
programs, and reduce postharvest
losses. The operation and management
will be established through the
community committees.
help farmers and communities store
excess food that can later be sold at
better prices, used for school lunch
programs, and reduce postharvest
losses. The operation and management
will be established through the
community committees.
Other Methods
A village vehicle: A pick-up truck that can travel on and
maintain dirt tracks, provide efficient transport for markets,
and emergency transport of sick villagers to hospitals.
maintain dirt tracks, provide efficient transport for markets,
and emergency transport of sick villagers to hospitals.
More efficient LPG cook stoves and improved kitchen ventilation: A
kitchen equipped with locally made clay stoves and outfitted with a chimney
will demonstrate the benefit of clean indoor air, decrease the amount of
firewood necessary for collection and use, and will enhance family health.
kitchen equipped with locally made clay stoves and outfitted with a chimney
will demonstrate the benefit of clean indoor air, decrease the amount of
firewood necessary for collection and use, and will enhance family health.
Electricity alternatives: Cost-effective alternatives for electricity to
support clinics, schools and community centers will be evaluated for each
village, including links to national grids, solar, and biomass. A stationary
community "energy platform" — to generate electricity for schools,
clinics and the "community epicenter" — would be the model.
support clinics, schools and community centers will be evaluated for each
village, including links to national grids, solar, and biomass. A stationary
community "energy platform" — to generate electricity for schools,
clinics and the "community epicenter" — would be the model.
How Poverty is Fought on the Ground
Below are strategies the Millennium Villages Project is using to tackle poverty one village at a time. The Millennium
Villages Project has some of the top poverty-reduction experts in the world researching and implementing methods
for quickly reducing poverty and achieving the Millennium Goals. Below are some of the intervention methods they
are using:
Below are strategies the Millennium Villages Project is using to tackle poverty one village at a time. The Millennium
Villages Project has some of the top poverty-reduction experts in the world researching and implementing methods
for quickly reducing poverty and achieving the Millennium Goals. Below are some of the intervention methods they
are using:
