"Kastom Gaden" is a Solomon Islands Pidgin language term meaning customary gardening. The Kastom Gaden Association works with Solomon Island communities to improve their food security though:
- community food security assessment;
- training in small scale village agriculture;
- supporting family nutrition; and
- in association with the Solomon Islands Planting Material Network, the provision of training and assistance in setting up and managing community-based seed and planting material production/ distribution networks.
Communities 1st is funding a Kastom Gaden training program that includes training of trainers and the development of new farm schools, as well as the importation of chicken and duckling breeds to establish a regional network of poultry breeding stations.
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