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Thilak T. Ranasinghe
B.Sc. (Agric) Hon., M.Sc., Ph.D. E-Mail :-thithura@sltnet.lk
was introduced on the World Environment Day - 5th June 2000 in Sri Lanka
Approach - a process not content, there is no fixed model, it is flexible. System - technology development rather than technology transfer. - as commercial agriculture or environment agriculture or both - physical as well as mental satisfaction in agro entrepreneurship.
Means
End
Face Value
Circle & centre
Core Value
Nutrition centered / good dietary habits
2. Other petals
Scales of interventions could be different Interests are different from one to one No fixed model
3. Petal fixation
4. Petals + stalk
Detached
5. Stalk/s
Dual-curved stalk
Elasticity in approach
6. Why a flower
Overall Strategy of the Concept ::Knowledge Management Process: Family Business Garden [FBG]
CONTINUUM
Reuse Contexts
WISDOM
Store Principles
KNOWLEDGE
Sort Patterns
INFORMATION
Capture Relations
DATA
ii. Technology Adoption iii. Crop Management iv. Post-Harvest Technology & Value Addition v. Landscaping & Housekeeping
ENVIRONMENTAL / COMMERCIAL AGRICULTURE
i. Family Nutrition
Go for Vertical Cultivation Structures in maximizing Low/No-Spaces of homesteads Select Nutritional & Favorite Crops / Livestock (Vegetables,Fruits,Flowers,Yams,Spices,Herbs) (Chicken, Quails, Turkey, Rabbit, Fish) Place priority for simplicity and creativity
(Hanging & Standing) Cultivation Frame Cultivation Ladder Cultivation Net Cultivation Umbrella
Cultivation Tat
Cultivation Cage
Cultivation Tripod
Cultivation Bangle
Cultivation Canoe
Cultivation Key
Cultivation Holder
Cultivation Twigs
Cultivation Envelope
Cultivation Shells l
Cultivation Trolley
Edible Air-scape
Cultivation Cradle
ii .Technology Adoption
Consider
Select
Prepare
Bottle Irrigation
Simple Drips
Water-Wise Gardening
Management of Soil / Water / Pests / Light or Shade / Waste Recycling of plant Nutrients Integrated Pest Management / Integrated farming Practices
UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES
MIDLE-CLASS COMMUNITIES
National Goal contributions (i.e., Urban Green Chili production) & International participation
The Sri Lankan National Policy for Urban Agriculture after FBG initiatives Statement -29 (2003) Implement a special urban agriculture promotion program designed to ensure supply of home consumption needs and environmental protection.
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Statement -17 (2007) 17.1 Promote home-gardening and urban agriculture to enhance household nutrition and income 17.2 Promote womens participation in home-gardening.
Government Programme for Promotion of Home Gardening - 2007 (Let us Cultivate to Uplift the Nation)
1. Rural & urban home-gardens 2. School gardens 3. Home-gardens of school children 4. Gardens & model farms in office premises 5.Gardens in security forces camps 6. Private home-gardens of state officials 7. Gardens in office premises of the privateinstitutions 8. Home-gardens of public representatives
CULTIVATION STRUCTURES DEVELOPED TODATE under Low/No Space Agricultural Techniques through the Knowledge Management process of the Concept of the FBG
Cultivation structures mainly developed for land-space utilization 1) Cultivation Tower 2) Cultivation Pyramid 3) Cultivation Frame 4) Cultivation Wall 5) Cultivation Arch 6) Cultivation Bangle 7) Cultivation Mat 8) Cultivation Umbrella 9) Cultivation Cage 10) Cultivation Consortium 11) Cultivation Envelope 12) Cultivation Spool
Cultivation structures mainly developed for building-space utilization 1) Cultivation Tat 2) Cultivation Ladder 3) Cultivation Rack 4) Cultivation Tripod 5) Cultivation Net 6) Cultivation Trolley 7) Cultivation Cradle 8) Cultivation Holder 9) Cultivation Bag (Standing) 10) Cultivation Shell 11) Cultivation Twig 12) Portable Cultivation Tower
Cultivation structures mainly developed for air-space utilization 1) Cultivation Bottle 2) Cultivation Lantern 3) Cultivation Antenna 4) Cultivation Bag (Hanging) 5) Cultivation Key 6) Cultivation String 7) Cultivation Tube 8) Cultivation Plaster 9) Edible Air-scape
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15th November, 2008