Farmers' Learning Exchange Process
In PLD Forum - CLEP 1
After the great success of the inaugural forum at the Dalat pastoral center and to continue the process of constantly exchanging learning and practicing to create change. On the morning of July 27, the participants were present together very early to attend the program "The 1st PLD Community Forum" taking place for 3 days from July 27 - 28 - 29 organized by Caritas Dalat at Dinh Trang Hoa parish.
Attending the forum were more than 40 participants from communities in the project site of the self-development program - as well as representatives of outstanding members of the parishes of Da Tong, Phi Lieng, Tu Tra, Dung K'No, Kala, Da Loan and Dinh Trang Hoa parish.
After a few moments of acquaintance, Ms. Maria Goretti Dinh Thi Hong Phuc - Deputy Director of Caritas Dalat gave the opening speech. According to her, this is the first forum held in the community based on the foundation built from the kick-off forum held on June 8-9, 2020 - a process of continuous learning through series of forums.
During 3 days at Dinh Trang Hoa parish, participants were given more emphasis on the role of promotion and participation, had the opportunity to learn and practice a number of promotion methods between groups, express and reconsider the problems encountered in current food production. Here, participants heard and shared about the independent development roadmap of the Dinh Trang Hoa community since receiving the program to villages 1B and 5B, thereby seeing the difficulties, challenges and successes that the community has achieved.
In addition, in this first forum, participants had the opportunity to experience field visits to villages and successful models in Dinh Trang Hoa such as organic coffee roasting area, grass-fed coffee, people could practice grafting coffee, butter, composting, some biological products and cultural and artistic exchanges.
Especially sharing seeds by communities is also a highlight in the program that leaves many sacred emotions, seeing the very important value of seeds attached to farmers because they will be the ones who can keep and maintain the seeds.
After each journey, the participants sit and review what they have heard and seen, recognize good and bad points to contribute together to build the community, have moments of reflection, share participants' feelings after the learning trip and come up with plans to practice sustainable agriculture at home and in the community, promising to continue learning together in the next forum process.
Ka Huyen
