Primers on crop museum and bio intensive gardening

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2018-08

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This detailed brochure produced by the Department of Education (DepEd) in the Philippines, outlines practices for successful design and implementation of school gardens, applying the Integrated School Nutrition Model. DepEd promotes food security and economic stability through implementation of the school garden “Gulayan sa Paaralan Program” (GPP) to support poverty alleviation and hunger mitigation initiatives of the government. The GPP covers establishment of vegetable gardens, vegetable and tree nurseries, tree planting, propagation of medicinal plants, composting, school landscape aesthetic, vegetable development, crop museum, and related livelihood activities.

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SCHOOL GARDENS, NUTRITION, CHILD HEALTH, PHILIPPINES, FAR EAST ASIA, SCHOOLS, FOOD SECURITY, AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION, EDUCATIONAL POLICY, BIODIVERSITY, LOCAL FOOD SYSTEMS, MALNUTRITION, INDIGENOUS VEGETABLES, INFORMATION CAMPAIGNS

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http://hdl.handle.net/10625/57238

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2010-2019 / Années 2010-2019
IDRC Research Results / Résultats de recherches du CRDI