Recipient Organization
DINE COLLEGE
1 Circle Dr. Route 12
TSAILE,AZ 86556
Performing Department
(N/A)
Non Technical Summary
The Cooperative Extension Program seeks to advance Navajo agriculture through collaboration with College, tribal, and Unversity Extension agents and agricultural specialists to provide training and technical assistance to Navajo Chapter Grazing Committee officials and Navajo farmers and ranchers in research-based and environmentally sound production methods, management techniques, and marketing strategies for growing/producing and selling livestock, wool, and crops. The Project funds the College Cooperative Extension Agent to Continue a variety of educational and training workshops, events, and activities for Navajo stakeholders (farmers, ranchers, and families) in the areas of animal husbandry, agronomy and horticultural, and youth development. The project provides direct support to further develop the Shiprock Farm, land owned by the College, as an experimental agroecology farm designed to serve as both a research lab and a producing farm to demonstrate ecologically
and environmentally sustainable agriculture principles and practices. To provided training through workshops, seminars, and demonstrations to Navajo agriculturalists to assist and enable them to select and improve practices used in horticulture and livestock production and marketing.
Animal Health Component
100%
Research Effort Categories
Basic
(N/A)
Applied
100%
Developmental
(N/A)
Goals / Objectives
To provided training through workshops, seminars, and demonstrations to Navajo agriculturalists to assist and enable them to select and improve practices used in horticulture and livestock production and marketing. To develop and use relationships with Navajo Nation departments, and 1862 and 1890 Land Grant Colleges and Universities to collaborate in delivering services to Navajo Nation stakeholders - i.e., farmers and ranchers. To disseminate information through participatory education to youth, students, and chapter residents about model agricultural practices. To support operation and development of the Dine' College Farm as a model and experimental agroecology farm to be used as a demonstration lab for College students and community members.
Project Methods
The Programs approach is to work with and through local (Chapter) Grazing Committee and local stakeholder in a participatory educational process that involves them identifying needs and making decisions in selecting and adopting improved methods of operation.