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Empowering the Differently Abled with Agriculture Most of the learning centres meant for the differently abled provide skills training for their inmates. However, the welfare centre for the differently abled (Persatuan Kebajikan Kanak-Kanak Kurang Upaya) at Jalan USJ 18/7, Subang Jaya, Selangor, has gone one step further to equip them with agricultural knowledge. The centre firmly believes it is...

CAP's NATURAL FARMING TRAINING for the Students of MYSKILLS FOUNDATION (Part 3) Incorporating agroecology into all educational institutions would be one effective way for the next generation to continuously carry the seeds of transformation. Educational institutions provide space and time for expanding environmental initiatives. A deeper understanding of the ecological facts, challenges, and the...

MYSKILLS FOUNDATION: What the Students Learn (Part 2) In MySkills Foundation, students learn the following: 1. Basics of livestock farming. Vakesh Rao not only learned to rear cows but also to build the cow shed. He also learned to grow napier grass, which is a popular fodder for cows due to the high nitrogen content of the grass. “In the beginning, I felt meaningless with all these...

MYSKILLS FOUNDATION is Sowing the Seeds for Transformation (Part 1) It has become a norm for educational institutions to conduct environmental activities in order to create awareness about the environment among their students. However, in most instances, the intention is to fulfil the requirements of the syllabus of the institution rather than be an effective, long-term activity to improve the...

The following is the message by CAP President Mohideen Abdul Kader in the preface of the new CAP book, “Agroecology for All: Initiatives in Malaysia”: AGROECOLOGY has been an intrinsic part of our lives ever since the human race started cultivating its own food. The term agroecology has been in use since the 1920s when scientists first applied ecological principles to agriculture,...

Since its inception, the Consumers Association of Penang (CAP) has focused on raising consumer awareness. However, the turn of the century marked a new exploration for CAP. We took the timely step of introducing agroecology as another fundamental means of raising consumers' awareness of their food consumption. Though terms like “organic”, “natural”, and “chemical-free” have been used...