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The Extension Division within the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, and Barbuda Affairs is conducting a Backyard Gardening & Hydroponics Training Programme.<\/p>

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Ms. Efuru Elihu, Backyard Garden Facilitator, is the coordinator of the program with administrative support from the Division.<\/p>\n

The Training Session will be conducted in two (2) phases. The first phase commenced yesterday where they were fifteen (15) participants.<\/p>

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This will run until 16th December 2021, while the second phase will run from 3rd January 2022 to 10th February 2022.<\/p>

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Some of the Topics to be covered include Intro to Backyard Gardening (BYG), Food & Nutrition in BYG, Fertilizers Application Management, Vermiculture, Livestock Management, Beekeeping, Agro-Processing, Budding & Grafting, Insurance, and Agri-Financing.<\/p>\n

Participants will be immersed by lectures from presenters from the Agricultural Extension Division, the Ministry of Agriculture, and other key support partners both from the public and private sectors.<\/p>

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Sessions are held at the St. Mary\u2019s South Community Centre. Note Registration is already closed for this session.<\/p>\n

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