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Tasintha Project Update |
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Building resilience of farming communities in Kasungu, Malawi, to the impacts of climate change (Tasintha)
Field Exchange Visits One of the project objectives is to increase the productiveness of the small-scale farmers. The manure making is one among many project components that JCED has embarked on and it has produced good results. The small-scale farmers have been able to realise plentiful harvests from organic farming. The manure from the compost that they have been trained to make enabled them to harvest soyabeans and maize which were of a higher grade. The application of organic manure and other climate smart agriculture practices has managed to improve the productivity of the land ensuring a better harvest |
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Capacity building among the young ones
In as much as we want to reach out to multiple small-scale farmers in everything that we do at JCED, our programs will have to involve the young ones. There is need of raising an awareness in them of the impacts of climate change and what we can do in order to mitigate these impacts by going greener. JCED raises awareness among the school going children by setting up environmental clubs at school. These environmental clubs are responsible for raising awareness on the techniques of climate smart agriculture, the need of planting trees and even using the energy efficient stoves (Chitetezo Mbaulas) as part of the energy conversation program. It is the self-expression of children in the area of environmental awareness that gives us hope that our efforts of creating resilient communities are paying off. They met and they had an Open Day that was marked by planting trees and drama, dance and poetry. In all this the message that was created was creating resilient communities in face of climate change. |
Climate Smart Agriculture: Manure making
Our Tasintha project is meant to empower the small-scale local farmers. We have to equip the farmers in face of climate change. Farmers face the main problem of food insecurity because of the erratic rainfalls and changing rainfall patterns. In addition to these erratic rainfalls the farmers are finding it difficult to purchase the inorganic fertilisers. JCED in one of its post harvesting program has managed to train the small-scale farmers in Kasungu in manure making. There are different ways of making manure and these include open pit manure, bokashi and Chinese manure. The various types of compost making necessitates water retention in the soil and complements the efforts of fighting the effects of climate change. The ultimate aim would be to increase food security among the small-scale farmers and making sure that by not buying fertilizers their already limited income can be used for other things which diversify their livelihood opportunities. Shown are the various types of manure that were showcased during the field exchange day conducted by the JCED Kasungu staff. |
