Emphasis throughout the pro- gramme has been on traditional herbaceous crops such as kumara (sweet potato), pumpkin, pineapple, papaya and slippery cabbage, which people know how to cultivate and prepare, are easy to grow and are highly nutritious. Daniel Ho'ota, Chairman of the Sup-Sup Gaderis Board of Trustees, sees a long-term future for the pro- gramme as more and more rural dwellers move into town. And Sarah Osiabu believes many of the mes- sages learned in Honiara will also be valuable elsewhere. She says many islanders are already finding that population growth and limited national land resources are restricting their slash-and-burn style of agriculture. "It will take time for people to get used to cultivating the same patch year after year", she says. "But many women and their families now in Honiara will eventually go back to their villages and will take Sup-sup techniques with them." 32pia, Indonesia, Kenya, Panama, Peru and the Philippines have incorporated women-related objectives in all sector- al programmes. And women's partici- pation, income-generation., access to credit, employment, reduction of work-load, non-formal education and the provision of child-care facilities for working women have been speci- fied in the programmes of Brazil, Burkina Faso, Colombia, Democratic Yemen, Mauritius, Mexico, Nepal, Sierra Leone, Tanzania and Venezue- la. Several countries (Bangladesh, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Egypt, Nepal, Pakistan, Thailand) have supported credit and revolving Joan funds as incentives for women to join health and literacy programmes. Programmes have targeted preg- nant adolescents in the Caribbean, school drop-outs in China and Thai- land, female-headed households in the Caribbean, Cape Verde, Malawi and Mozambique, women farmers in Malawi and widows of violence in Guatemala and Lebanon. From 1986 to 1989,UNICEF assisted a project in Lebanon that provided rehabilitation and vocational training for 650 widowed mothers and family-based care for 5,000 orphans.
**Analysis**
The text discusses the Sup-Sup programme, which focuses on traditional herbaceous crops and agricultural techniques, aiming to improve the livelihoods of rural dwellers and women. It also mentions various countries' initiatives to support women's participation in agriculture, education, and employment. The text highlights the importance of sustainable agriculture, women's empowerment, and community development.

**Category**
Agriculture, forestry and fishing, Humanitarian aid and relief