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12-year-old Nabwire Cynthia sits in a guava tree with her big brother Daniel Bwire. The pair are snacking on the sweet fruit as the sun begins to set on their father’s Forest Garden. Charles’ Farm Needed Something New Their dad, Charles Omondi, has been farming his land in Busia, Uganda for 40 years. But he … Continued
In Busia, Uganda, farmers typically grow one of three common crops: coffee, bananas, or sugar. The climate is well suited for these globally consumed cash crops. But after generations of clearing the mountainous farmlands of tree cover to grow the same crop over and over again, farmers in the region are paying the price. Increasingly … Continued
“Welcome to my market!” Peter Musimbi welcomes us as we step between the calliandra trees that line his Forest Garden and approach his permagarden beds. Each bed contains tiny sprouts of food crops like sukuma wiki (ready for harvest!), cow peas and garden peas. This “market” is active all year long, and the profits … Continued
Like many Ugandan farmers, Kakai Harriet is growing coffee on her farm. Coffee is a commonly grown commodity crop in Harriet’s home region of Mount Elgon and across the country. The globally beloved caffeine-packed berries support the Ugandan economy as a leading export. But after decades of growing coffee on the steep slopes of Uganda’s mountainous … Continued
Beneath the shade of the trees she planted herself, Rosemary Adika lists all the things growing on her Kenyan farm. “Many different types of tree species; palm trees, avocado, mango. I grow maize, cassava.” The list is far from exhaustive. At last count, she had 17 different food and market crops growing on her land … Continued
Nuriati Jumanne Mpinda doesn’t have access to a bank or traditional financial support services. “I didn’t have that capacity to save money,” Nuriati says. “All the money I got was immediately used to buy basic needs.” Limited Access to Financial Services Perpetuates Poverty For farmers like Nuriati, limited or nonexistent access to financial services and … Continued
As Mohamed Limo tends to his farm in Singida, Tanzania, there is a soft humming overhead. A drone is methodically circling the one-acre plot, taking detailed photos of the trees, shrubs, and crops covering his land. Mohamed is part of Trees for the Future’s (TREES) Forest Garden training program. TREES trains farmers in a regenerative … Continued
Taaka Sarah started practicing agroforestry on her Ugandan farm in 2021. Working with local Trees for the Future (TREES) staff, she identified a half hectare of her farm to convert into a Forest Garden. What used to be a sparse plot of land with three trees, two food crops, and one marketable product is now … Continued
Farmers in Eastern Uganda are looking to the future as they continue to recover from unseasonal flooding and landslides in July and August. “It normally floods [earlier], but this year that changed and so we were not expecting it at all,” says farmer Edward Mukhwana. Unseasonal Rains, Devastating Floods Edward’s farm is in Bumbobi sub … Continued
Nabwire Winnie lives on a rocky piece of land in Busia, Uganda. The poor soil has made farming the land a challenge for years. Transforming her land and soil was not going to be easy but in 2020 Winnie decided to join Trees for the Future’s (TREES) Forest Garden training program in hopes of establishing … Continued