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| An elder from the village, blessing the produce before harvesting |
This is one of the projects that is linked under the current Food Security and Sustainable Livelihoods Program (FSSLP) for Niue on farming Systems Development. It is fully funded by FAO under Telefood (TFD 10/NIU/004) as a contribution to food security and the increasing of food production for peoples health and nutrition.
The original concept of the project was to develop a community garden that is 30m x 30m in size, but this was changed after a discussion between the DAFF staff with representatives from the village of Tamakautoga. It was then decided that the garden would split into two gardens with a 10m x 15m size and to be located at different areas of the village.
The clearance of the land commenced in November 2012 and soon after the construction of the two gardens started; given time the garden was planted in late August 2013 with the DAFF staff assisting the community with the processes to be carried out. This was a good initiative as seen with the community having to work together to benefit their families in terms of supplying vegetables for home consumption and also it can be used in the near future as an avenue for families in the community to earn income through the selling of their produce.
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