Project Report
| Feb 16, 2017
Organic fertilizer production
By Cora Sayre | Project Leader
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Producing organic fertilizer
Dear Friend,
Warm greetings and thank you very much for your generous support to replant damaged coconuts due to Typhoon Haiyan. One of the problems that we encounter with this project is the lack of sources of organic fertilizer in the area. In order to remedy this situation we started an organic fertilizer production venture using a heavy-duty organic materials shredder. The shredded materials is mixed with animal waste and then stored for a few weeks. This can then be used as high-grade organic fertilizer. We aim to produce 250 sacks per month and distribute this to coconut planters.
Again thank you very much for your support to this initiative.
With much gratitude,
Cora
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Nov 23, 2016
Providing additional timber tree seedlings
By Cora Sayre | Project Leader
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Seedlings from our base bound for Leyte
Dear Friends and Supporters,
Warm greetings from Leyte and thank you very much for your continuing support to our project replanting damaged coconuts and other fruit and timber trees in Leyte. This reporting period we continue to provide planting materials that can grow with coconuts in order to improve biodiversity and so that the farmers have a choice in the area. We have some difficulty sourcing planting materials in Leyte so we decided to provide the planting materials from our seedling nursery in Mindanao. Last week we were able to transport 12,000 seedlings comprising coconuts, narra, mahogany, cacao and various fruit trees. This will be distributed in 3 barrios in Albuera namely Damulaan, Talisayan and Bagtan.
We have linked with the local municipal agriculture office so that they will be able to provide continuous technical assistance to farmers planting the seedlings.
Again, thank you very much for your kind support.
Very sincerely yours,
Cora
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Aug 29, 2016
Planting high-valued fruit trees
By Cora Sayre | Project Leader
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Integrating fruit and timber trees
Dear Friends,
Greetings from Leyte and thank you very much for your generous donation to re-plant coconuts in devastated farms in Leyte. The areas to be re-planted are still vast and we seem to be the only ones assisting coconut farmers to bring back coconut production in their farms. This particular initiative do not attract much attention because of long-term impact which other organizations could not afford to wait to report to their supporters.
This reporting period we are starting to re-plant coconut farms with high-valued fruit and timber trees such as durian, lanzones, jackfruit, mahogany, narra and oranges. We also re-plant the areas with root crops such as taro, sweet potato and cassava. We do this through a plant now pay later scheme with farmer-beneficiaries. We are starting with 30 farmers and 37 hectares farm area and will continue until we reach 150 beneficiaries for this year.
We hope that this becomes a model for other organizations to follow.
Again thank you for your kind support.
Very sincerely yours,
Cora
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