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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1989-03-08, Page 64Page 2 01 a farm :Edition 189 9 Yrs./km. `crust 1 Yr. /Mm. Household Trust Rates for 40 Trust Companies 524 2773 No Fees tNo Charges 1-800-26 5-5503 WELL DRILLING LTD "SERVING ONTARIO SINCE 1900" • FARM • SUBURBAN • INDUSTRIAL • MUNICIPAL • • FREE ESTIMATES • GUARANTEED WELLS • FAST MODERN EQUIPMENT • GROUNDWATER HEAT PUMPS LICENSED BY o•ro^® wotsr well asst THE MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT "OUR EXPERIENCE ASSURES LOWER COST WATER WELLS" P.O. BOX 486 475 JOSEPHINE WINGHAM WATERLOO 747-0450 145,000 square foot Manufacturing Plant Using Steel Frame and :Precast •Insulated Wall Panels •Large or small, build it with :precast concrete In Northeast India, farm songs about vegetables, irrigation, insect control, and planting wheat compete for popularity with top music hits. Everybody gets to know them, and they sing them in the fields when they are planting their crops. Farm broadcaster Pradip Dey composes the lyrics full of farming information. One of his most valued sources is a small but dynamic grass-roots organization, the Develop- ing Countries Farm Radio Network (DCFRN). 20 seconds is all it takes ... In 20 seconds we put a good idea into a farmer's -head that will help him to feed his/her family better for the next 20 years ... No one can take it away; it's free; and it can be :shared with a fellow farmer. DCFRN helps 100 million small-scale farmers throughout the Third World. DCFRN delivers farming and health infor- mation to subsistence farmers ... BY RADIO. DCRFN helps farm families to in- crease both the quality and quantity of food supply, to live healthier lives, and to use sustainable farming practices to pro- tect the fragile environment. This is a uni- que self-help program that would benefit from your support. Committed and creative people like Pradip Dey help communicate basic, in- novative ideas in many different ways to millions of small-scale farmers around the world. These ideas thaw come from the Third– World are thoroughly documented by our staff at DCFRN's Canadian headquarters. They're turned into tape recordings and il- lustrated scripts. Great care is taken to en- sure that each technique • is simple enough to communicate by RADIO • costs little or no money • is practical and appropriate • doesn't need chemicals • is developed and proven in the develop- ing world. George Atkins, veteran farm broad- caster and founder .of DCFRN, spearheads the gathering of farming tips. For the last 10 years, he has kept in touch with broad- casters, international research centres, missionaries and agricultural personnel around, the globe. . A recent search for information took George as far as China's Sichuan Pro- vince, where millions of Chinese farmers continue to use traditional farming prac- tices thousands of years old, and are still increasing production. There he was able to glean a treasure trove of good ideas for sustainable agriculture. DCFRN is a unique network of people — over 700 dedicated rural communicators in 100 developing countries. They exchange sustainable farming, nutrition and health tips, — in English, French and Spanish. They interpret and choose the techniques to suit local conditions and cultural realities. Subsistence farmers throughout the Third World benefit from their con- cern, and ours. An historic first conference of DCFRN participants held in the Philippines in June 1988 attests to the vitality of the Network : • Filemon Barral, broadcaster at DCAS Far East Broadcasting Company, regular- ly uses DCFRN farming tips in his broad- cast. Not only does he translate the material into Tagalog, the local language; he passes it on to the national department of agriculture where it is translated for futher distribution. • Marites Alindogan-Garcia, first as radio programme host, and most recently as high school instructor in the Philip- pines, has continued to find ways to apply DCFRN materials. She now discusses DCFRN health and nutrition items with her home economics students in Rizo High School, the largest high school in the Philippines with an enrollment of 15,000. • Dr. Filemon T. Agbisit of the College of Agriculture of Cagayan State University, develops appropriate technologies for the farmer. For 10 years he has injected DCFRN material into the University's for- mal courses on agriculture and into newsletters on appropriate technology. He has also supplied it to local radio stations or--use-in eir-extension-progr-a-ns in • Louie Tabing is radio programme host with Radio Veritas. In his daily broadcast he adapts DCFRN material and discusses it in the local dialect. In his lectures on broadcasting techniques, he uses the DCFRN tapes and scripts as models of presentation, both in their simplicity and in their clear, conversational and logical approach. Like those who attended the Philippines conference, DCFRN Participants the world over share a common desire to distribute information on simple techni- ques that any farzn family can use to in- crease food supplies and improve its nutri- tion and health. They, like Pradip Dey with his farm lyrics, are using their time and talents to assist 100 million small-scale farmers in developing countries. Your financial contribution will make it possible for DCFRN to continue to pass on to small scale fanners in 20 seconds, self- -help for 20 years ... They need appropriate information from around the world. Editor's note: If interested in making a financial contribution mail to: DCFRN, 15 University Ave. East, -Guelph, N1G 9Z9. Contributions are tax deductible. R.R. 1 Chepstow, Ont. NOG 1K0 3200.square foot Agricultural Building using Precast Beef cattle producers o want detailed information on the upcoming vote on beef cattle marketing, can attend education meetings scheduled for this area on DATE: April3 LOCATION: Brussels Community Centre, Brussels TIME: 8:00 p.m. DATE: _Apfil'b LOCA1ION: Upper Kinsmen Hall, Strat- ford Fairgrounds, Stratford TIME: 8:00 D.M. DATE : April 5 LOCATION: Knights of Columbus Hall, Hwy. 9 South of Walkerton, Walkerton TIME: 8:00 p.m. There will be a debate between .representatives from the Ontario Cat- tlemen's Association and the Beef Pro- ducers for Change Inc. The debate will be moderated byrepresentatives from the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Food. Producers will have an opportunity to ask questions at the meetings. The mail -,in vote, scheduled for April 14, 1910, will ask eligible beef producers to decide the future of the marketing system for their industry. The vote follows one 4f the recommendations made by the 1968 Ontario Beef Marketing Task Force. About 40 infoxmation meetings are scheduled across Canada in late March andearly April.