Daniel Okaba

Thanks a lot May, I just read the whole page (thanks deepl...)

Some interesting statements from these articles: never use herds of more than 1000 ducks, as the weaker might starve.
Adult ducks can eat up to 200 locusts, or about half a kg, a day.

Thanks a lot for your help, Mercy and May! Do you also have a link?

1 duck per hectare (2 acres) seems not that realistic for my conditions, and one duck for 4 m2 (=2500 ducks per ha) seems neither.

May, do you know if the 4 m2 per duck was per day? That would mean, taking a locust reproduction time of 2 months, I would need 42 ducks per ha. But taking a duck eating 200 locusts a day, they would only eat 8400 locusts in this time. Just thinking out loud

Thanks a lot for your reply Mercy!
Do you remember where you found this information? And for how much time 1 duck per square meter is needed?

Hi there,

I came across the following chinese reference several times.
Li , J.H. ( 2010 ) Experiments of locust control by raising chicken and ducks . Xingjiang Technology of Farms and Land Reclamation , 2 , 56

As around here farmers spray really toxic chemicals against locusts, having access to this article, even if in chinese and sent through an automatic translation, would help get an idea on the amount of animals needed per acre.

Does anyone know where I can download this article?

Thanks

Hello Colin

I read your post, and looked through the organizations webpage.

It is stated you are looking for someone doing a training of trainers. Having worked with Farmer Field Schools (FFS in short), some thoughts:
Farmer Field schols are a participatory method, where training of trainers require a lot of time and resources. Sending someone who does not know what it is does not bring the intended effect. Furthermore, FFS programmes need a minimum of 3 seasons to be implemented. Below I linked a guidance document on FFS

With permaculture courses, it would be important to have someone who knows the context. Of course the ecological principles are the same, but the techniques differ, reason why Bill Mollison has chapters on each climate in his manual. FFS are better adapted if no "extension package" is provided, and as the conditions seem to be changing a lot.

I have a question about the organization: It is stated

Fear of God: I CAN South Sudan  seek to be a God fearing and respecting organization.

As well as that they strive for diverse, among else religious, diversity. Is it only working with christianism, judaism, and islam?
Furthermore, I cannot find financial statements for the organisations: A long text in which they list when they give 3 kg of rice to a person in need, but how is it financed? What part of the money goes to salaries, what to transport, what to handouts?

Here one of the best quidance document on FFS I have found so far. Don't hesitate to ask if you want more resources
https://www.fao.org/farmer-field-schools/news-events/detail-events/en/c/409381/