Biointensive Agriculture:

Techniques to strengthen
household vegetable garden
production
Thomas Cole 11 July 2014
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Biointensive Agriculture- part of the TOPS
Permagarden Methodology
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face in implementing kitchen garden programs?
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 Biointensive techniques
What are critical success factors to ensure
these gardens are productive?
• Soil fertility
• Soil moisture
• Soil organic matter
• Basic agronomic skills
• Technical support
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Permagarden methodology
• An approach to maximize crop production in small spaces
around the home.
• Based on the appropriate use of local resources, water
conservation and long-term soil fertility measures
• Protective and multifunctional features of Permaculture
• Water, protection
• Productive elements of Biointensive agriculture
• Double digging
• Community-sourced soil amendments
• Compost
 TOPS Permagarden training
3 day training based on the following modules:
• Community Resource Walk and Landscape Mapping
• Water Harvesting, Control and Conservation
• Biointensive Soil Preparation and Community-sourced Soil
Amendments
• Biointensive Planting Techniques and Management
• Compost
• Liquid Fertilizers and Botanic Teas
• Botanical Pesticides and Fungicides
• Garden Protection, Maintenance and Follow-up
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Water harvesting, control and conservation
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Biointensive soil preparation and local soil amendments

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Garden protection and management

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Thank You
The TOPS Program was made
possible by the generous support of
the American people through the
United States Agency for
International Development (USAID)
Office of Food for Peace. The
contents of this presentation do not
necessarily reflect the views of
USAID or the United States
Government.