Mindanao Baptist Rural Life Center (MBRLC)
The MBRLC has originated a number of sustainable farming techniques, including Sloping Agricultural Land Technology (SALT), which addresses the problem of erosion caused by deforestation by combining soil conservation with food production, and Food Always In The Home (FAITH) gardening, which uses a series of raised garden beds in a 100 square meter plot of land to provide a family of six with vegetables throughout the year. At its nineteen-hectare demonstration site in Davao del Sur, the MBRLC provides training in community development, sustainable agriculture, rural healthcare, and Chr*st*an values.
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2010-05-20 Food Always in the Home as modifed by Larry Yarger, ECHO, 2010 under the auspices of the Asian Rural Life Development Foundation, International Most rural areas of the world subsist on growing food, with food security top-of-mind for most agrarian communities.Believe it or not, there are still...
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2019-10-04 Understanding the situation and condition of communities as well as individual farmers is key in developing a program that fits their needs. Every farmer has unique passions and desires in life, although all farmers desire development. We will explore how the Mindanao Baptist Rural Life Center...
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Key Resource2012-01-01 Asia makes up less than one third (30%) of the world’s land area and yet carries over half (56%) of the world’s population. Moreover, the average population density of Asia becomes a significant long-term problem when food production is considered. Some countries in Asia have a population density...
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2008-07-20 This method is designed to allow crops to be grown even onsteep hillsides with minimal erosion while at the same timeincreasing soil fertility and providing fodder for livestock.Rather than controlling erosion with rock terraces or ditches, SALT relies on rows of vegetation.