PLANTING TREES AND REGENERATIVE AGRICULTURE
We believe that planting trees is the cheapest and easiest way of combating Climate change. We should act now when we still can.
Imagine More than 80 percent of the population in Uganda make their living from agriculture, and most of them are smallholder farmers. They struggle to feed a growing population. The country is also heavily affected by deforestation which has been highly caused by pressure of the ever increasing population, fuel to mention but a few.
Uganda’s tropical jungles, rainforests and savannas are home to a rich biodiversity, but these valuable forests are rapidly disappearing. The government has made great efforts to reduce deforestation however the need to save the forests still persists. From 2000 to 2015, an average of 50,000 hectares of forest disappeared per year, but during 2015-2017, just under 30,000 hectares of forest disappeared per year. Still, more needs to be done.
Our efforts and work in Uganda helps to stop deforestation, for instance through supporting artisan works from community members, sensitization campaigns to save the forests, Tree planting on addition to different community support programs that bring an alternative to community members who are the custodians of these forests by making people self-sufficient. No wonder we joined the Action Summit for Regenerative Agriculture that took place between 15th_ 17th March 2022 were we joined hands with experts in Agro Forestry, Entrepreneurship and other community and environmental well being organisations like JANGU INTERNATIONAL, Social Innovation Academy, TARI , Makerere University, UNDP , local community leaders in Mpigi and several other stake holders that saw us plant trees and also acquire more knowledge on regenerative Agriculture.
We also work with a number of partner organizations in various parts of the country. Our country office in Uganda is based in Mpigi community. We improve the lives and livelihoods of smallholder farmers through agroforestry. Our goal is to ensure community wellbeing and contribute to a better environment and climate. By strengthening the capacity of farmer organizations, we seek to empower farmer families, reduce poverty, end hunger, stop deforestation, and contribute to increased biodiversity.
Currently, we have ongoing projects in Uganda for instance planting trees for fun, We support youth to find entrepreneurial skills that help communities be more sustainable, we empower women to fight deforestation, we train families in refugee settlements and nearby communities in how to meet their needs for fuel using available resources and we help children at school learn about environmental issues.
