Nutrition Improvement through Mixed Gardening in the Humid Tropics. A Trainer's Manual. Training for Development. Peace Corps Information Collection & Exchange Training Manual No. T-19.

This manual is designed to provide Peace Corps trainers with suggested guidelines on the presentation of a nutrition-oriented household food production training program to community-level field workers. The manual describes and discusses simple, low-cost, local resources that may be available to the community. When applied through a home garden, these resources can help ensure a continuous supply of food and therefore improved health. The information presented attempts to reflect the realities of a typical rural situation in the humid tropics in which a trainee will most probably work. The manual is organized in three sections. The first section provides a listing of the tasks that need to be done in order to conduct a workshop. Also included is a complete bibliography for all reference materials needed and samples of invitation letters, evaluations, and other items. The second section contains the schedule and an outline for each session in the training program. Written in the form of lesson plans, the session outlines suggest topics and activities and some problem-solving assignments. The final section is designed to provide the trainee with a general outline for producing crops in a mixed garden system. An appendix contains numerous references for additional study. (KC)