18 Photos From an Environmental Workshop on January 18, 2017

18 Photos From an Environmental Workshop on January 18, 2017

On Wednesday, January 18th, 2017 Mano a Mano hosted a workshop for 14 community leaders from Lapiani, Tapacari Province, Cochabamba Department, Bolivia. The workshop focused on methods for caring for the environment, along with principles of ecological agriculture.

As part of the workshop, Mano a Mano staff demonstrate the microorganisms that live in different kinds of soil.

Lapiani leaders observing the methods used at the CEA to prevent losing irrigation water to evaporation and seepage.

Photo Album of Environmental Workshop on Facebook

Workshop Photos with Descriptions (in Spanish)

Environmental Workshop with Lapiani Leaders – January 2017 (PDF)

Center for Ecological Agriculture (CEA)

Workshops like this one last week are an integral part of Mano a Mano’s Center for Ecological Agriculture (CEA), which provides training & tools for rural Bolivian farmers that can improve sustainable agriculture and nutrition in their communities.

Mano a Mano agronomist Camilia Yavira discusses growing vegetables in semi-shade with community leaders from Lapiani at the CEA. January 18, 2017.

Click any of the links below to learn more about the CEA:

• Why Did We Build the CEA? What Does it Do?
• An In-Depth Look at CEA’s On-Site Agricultural Training Workshops
• Building 104 Greenhouses in Tapacari, Bolivia