HEPA (Human Ecology Practical Area) Farmer Field School (FFS) is a pioneering training dedicated to strengthen indigenous youth. HEPA FFS lies at the heart of the 6 inter-thematic networks action of Mekong Community Network Action for Ecological Trading (MECO-ECOTRA).
Overuse of resources and the lack of a caring attitude towards Human-Nature relationships in many sensitive watershed ecosystems have been the major causes leading to land desertification problems, gradual erosion of social traditions, and the losses of ecological biodiversity.
FFS-HEPA is a fieldwork area under SPERI, located on up-stream of Ngan Pho River. FFS-HEPA always follows and applies the teaching of Uncle Hồ and the SPERI philosophy: “Spring is Tet of planting trees, making HEPA more and more verdant”. On 6th to 8th Tet holiday and later on, the entire HEPA staff, students, and volunteers participated in planting trees. Everybody worked very cheerfully and enthusiastically in the good weather of spring. Preliminary results show that 700 Manglietia trees, 50 mulberry trees, 300 coffee trees and some type of vegetables have been planted.
These are some picture of this activity
Source: Loc Van Vin and Phaly (FFS-HEPA)
Movingplantsfromthe nurseryto theplantingsites
Plants have been planted around Rao An landscape
Coffee plantsandplantfatshave beengatheringat the site