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Patricia Heizal Nagginda
Maria Nalukwago Ssali
Location
Kampala, Uganda
Summary
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GREENER COMMUNITIES PROJECT: REGENERATING MS. OSWALD FARMS THROUGH AGROFORESTRY AND COMPOSTING.
Introduction
Climate Operation is a youth led organisation that educates school going children and communities about climate change, its intersection, soil health and how all of this is tied together with other social issues such as health and gender. We also involve our target groups in tree planting sessions, colouring sessions, and community dialogues as a form of furthering climate-based education and activism.
The Problem
Currently in Uganda, both small scale and large-scale farmers are using industrialised methods of farming. These include tilling the soil and spraying the crops with herbicides and pesticides among other industrial practices. Furthermore, there is mass deforestation to create land for agriculture but because the farming practices being used are not sustainable, once the first yield of crops is harvested, the soil becomes barren thus turning into dust. This has led to desertification of once healthy lands which has intensified the problem of food insecurity in the country.
Greener Communities Project
When starting this project, we had two visions, one being to educate farmers about the wonders that come with regenerative farming methods in particular agroforestry, planned grazing and composting. Secondly, we wanted to implement this education practically with a model farm and it's from this farm that we would demonstrate and train other farmers country wide about how to transition from industrial farming methods to regenerative farming methods.
The Model Farm
For this project, our model farm Ms. Oswald Farms is located in Nsangi, Katereke which is in the central part of Uganda. Ms. Oswald Farms has a diversity of crops to include bananas, maize, beans, and vegetables. It also has a variety of animals such as goats, rabbits, geese, pigs, and cows. Prior to this project, the farm sprayed its crops with herbicides and pesticides and occasionally tilled the land prior to planting crops. With these practices, the farm kept realising low farm yields which was not only economically infeasible but also emitted green-house gases.
Method used and results
Together with the owner of the farm, we have introduced agroforestry systems to the crop farm and by growing a variety of species together, the farm has become more resilient to pests, diseases, and extreme weather. When the trees mature in 3 to 4 years the Ms. Oswald Farms can diversify its income by selling both the fruits from the trees and its already healthy food crops while practicing the health and nutrition of their farm.
We also introduced the use of compost gotten from the plant and animal waste on the farm and through this method, the farm yields have increased, and the soil health has been rejuvenated as well.
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6 Comments
Sarah Russell French
Thank you for sharing with everyone the work you are doing with regenerative agriculture. I would like to invite you to visit our Stand 19 - Agripower Australia, to learn about the benefits that silicon fertiliser has for conservation agriculture, soil and plant health, and carbon sequestration. Please leave a message for us if you would like to meet and talk more! www.agripower.com.au
Marc Bernard
Looking forward talking to you in half an hour.
Patricia Heizal Nagginda
Looking forward to chatting with you in 20 minutes!
Girish Sohani
Good evening. I am Dr. Nandini from BAIF Development Research Foundation, India. We are participating in this virtual EU Fair and have shared our work on 'Soil restoration for achieving sustainable livelihoods, climate change adaptation and mitigation' through stand no 37. Please do visit our stand for understanding the work in India
This is also to share with you all that we have planned a sharing event on 25th May between 14.00 to 15.00 IST (+/- 5.5 UTC). The topic of this sharing event is 'Environmentally sound and climate smart program interventions through BAIF Development Research Foundation', India. It will be based on BAIF, India's efforts on ground to build resilience of vulnerable farming communities against climate change effects by introducing on ground, the multisectorial program interventions for resilient farming system.
So, please participate for enriching knowledge! See you there!
Anonymous
I find this project extremely interesting, particularly because it covers the various aspects of these issues with a wide spectrum of approaches. I am interested in your Greener Schools project because it is an excellent way of promoting the next generation of farmers as well as improving the health of this generation. In our program in Ecuador, Mushuk Yuyay, we also have a nutrition education program. Ours is called Healthy Children, Healthy Future. It is not currently functioning due to lack of funding. We have a model farm, as you do, plus programs with the farmers to develop seeds, process harvests, and promote marketing. We are also beginning a forestry program to improve soil health. That is the one we present in Stand 009. I am glad to see you have a funding partner. Those make all the difference in the world. I believe that you would find some common ground with the Green Shoots Foundation in Cambodia. They are in Stand 64. I am also writing to ask if you would be interested in correspondence between the children in your Greener Schools program and the children in our schools who have participated in Healthy Children, Healthy Future. Our project was designed and is carried out by the local farming association in Ecuador, and they are very interested in resuming the activities when we secure a little funding again.
Patricia Heizal Nagginda
Absolutely! Send us an email at climateoperation12@gmail.com and we can set up a time to chat later this week or next week about how the children in our Greener schools program and yours in the Healthy Children, Healthy Future can correspond. It sounds like a great idea. I will surely check out both stand 009 and stand 64. Thank you for reaching out.