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Integrating people with disabilities into the local economy by introducing them to adaptive agricultural technologies
Farm-Able Project Goals
Farm-Able Project Goals
The main goals of the Farm-Able Livelihoods Project for Persons with Disabilities are to
Empower and strengthen the capacity of young persons with disabilities to grow their own food and
Increase participation of persons with disabilities in the agrifood sector
Project Commence Date: 11th November 2022 Semester I End Date: 31st August 2023
Collaborators
Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA)
Barbados Environmental Conservation Trust (BECT)
Corporate Sponsors
Scotiabank ($40,000BDS$) BECT ($10,000BDS$)
Target beneficiaries
Target beneficiaries
Persons with multiple vulnerabilities who can reasonably benefit from participation.
Participating Learning Centres
Participating Learning Centres
Challenor Creative Arts & Learning Centre
Ann Hill School
Derek Smith School & Vocational Centre
Farm-Able Project Activities
Semester I of The Farm-Able Project consisted of two main activities:
Training participants in sustainable agriculture systems for aquaponics, poultry farming and rabbit rearing
Installing food production systems at the three learning centers for Persons with Disabilities
The students and instructional staff for agriculture at the Challenor Creative Arts & Learning Centre were trained on how to install and maintain an aquaponic system. They also expanded their small rabbitry and received training on proper nutrition and care for their rabbits.
The Ann Hill school also worked with aquaponics.
The Derek Smith School & Vocational Centre received training in poultry framing and their students learned how to manage both layers and broilers.
FARM-ABLE SEMESTER I TRAINING SCHEDULE
Poultry Farming
Poultry Farming
Derrick Smith Students
Fridays 8.15 - 11a.m
Rabbit Rearing
Rabbit Rearing
Challenor Students
Tue & Wed 11.15a - 12p
Aquaponics
Aquaponics
Ann Hill | Challenor
Mon & Thurs 9 - 11 | Tue & Wed 9 - 11a
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