Código:
FSL - LTV 02H
KUNDAPUR
India
Fecha de inicio:
01/01/2013
Fecha de fin:
31/12/2013
Extra fee:
184.00
Euro
Idiomas:
Inglés
Inglés
Edad mínima:
18
Edad máxima:
75
Plazas:
10
Plazas para discapacitados:
0
Descripción:
The challenge of food security, especially in the face of rising food prices, places a serious responsibility before the country. Despite immense advances in the agriculture sector, many people still sleep hungry or live under the threat of food shortage. The degradation of natural resources is also a major concern as it severely impacts the livelihoods of poor and backward communities in rural areas. In this backdrop, Sustainable Agriculture is one of the most effective ways to respond to the challenges of the rural community. In essence, Sustainable Agriculture refers to a set of practices adopted for cultivation that are least harmful to the environment while ensuring a good crop. It involves crop production methods that support sustainable natural resource management to increase crop productivity, maintain biodiversity, and also are economically viable and socially acceptable. Soil and water management, organic farming, integrated pest management, and integrated nutrient management are common practices promoted under Sustainable Agriculture.Sustainable agricultural development seeks food and nutritional security, improved livelihoods for our people, safe ecosystems, and sustainable economies of agriculture. Therefore, as a volunteer you will have to work with the farming community and the associated organisations who assist in Sustainable Agriculture. Conducting community awareness on the importance of sustainable agriculture, facilitate training and capacity building on crop productivity, how to maintain biodiversity, water management, organic farming, integrated pest management, and integrated nutrient management, surveys, documentations, will be the primary responsibility for the volunteers in a Sustainable Agriculture project.
You could be staying with local families near to the project. You could be sharing rooms with 2-3 volunteers or staying on your own. Sometimes, projects provide accommodation for the volunteers. The project will provide a room that is shared by other volunteers or with the staff of the project.
Our projects are spread out across different regions in South India. Your project location could be in any one of the following locations - Bangalore, Mysore, Chennai, Kundapur, Udupi, Mangalore, North Karnataka. You will be notified of the location of your project a month prior to your arrival. During the Orientation week, one can find out the leisure activities around your area. There are lots of things to do in south of India.
What is needed to be an LTV We welcome anybody who is interested to participate in our voluntary programs regardless of age, sex, religious belief, ethnicity or sexual orientation. Most of our programmes do not require any specific skills. But as the work is humanitarian in nature, we encourage volunteers to be: O Open Minded: It is essential to be open to new ideas, situations, morals, values and ways of doing things. Things may be different from what you are used to or your existing expectations. If you remain open minded then you will be flooded with new opportunities. Broadening the mind is at the heart of inter-cultural exchange. O Flexible: Remaining flexible to ideas, people, situations and encounters is important. While working at social projects, you will be dealing with people i and people are unpredictable. Taking a flexible approach is often the best way to deal with such situations. O Creative: Taking a creative approach to your volunteer placement and work maintains motivation and, prevents routine and boredom for yourself and the project. When you start to think creatively it is amazing what can be achieved.
Aeropuerto:
IXE
Estación de tren:
Mangalore
Notas:
Project starts on the First Monday of each month. Note: Limited projects are available, and most require a minimum application of five months.