Together we plant, together we care for and together we benefit.
One thing that every creature shares in common is the planet earth. Ideally every human being has a social obligation to CARE for our common home. Unfortunately, reality tells a different story where human interaction with the environment has rather emerged malicious than benevolent. In this light, Jesuit Centre for Ecology and Development (JCED) is geared to restore ecological functionality through promotion of establishment of forest areas and rehabilitation of existing forest areas, climate smart agriculture interventions and decent livelihood activities.
In the tree planting season of 2019-2020, JCED engaged learners from LOYOLA Jesuit secondary school, Tchapa primary school, Kasungu L.E.A primary school and Katayanthona primary school in a tree planting exercise. The exercise carried a theme of “together WE plant, together WE care for and together WE benefit”. The theme aimed to instill in the learners a stewardship spirit of planting and caring for trees for global and future benefits.
The main event took place at Loyola Jesuit Secondary School and the event was graced by The Executive Director of JCED, Staff members of JCED, Chief of Juma village, Loyola Secondary school administration and learners. A speech delivered by the Centre Director invited the learners to take up the challenge of dressing their school and homesteads with green for better livelihoods. In this vain, the Centre Director declared that learners’ tree planting will be ceremony every year from henceforth by JCED and all the schools.
After the speeches by the Centre Director; the Chief, learners, JCED staff and School administration staff delightfully patronized the exercise. The exercise was then carried over to our three respective primary schools. Each leaner was urged to plant, own and manage at least a suppling until it blossoms into a tree. This motion will flag a sweet message of “plant a tree, plant life.” Loyola Jesuit Secondary School planted 3120 tree seedlings, the 3 primary schools collectively planted 6000 tree seedlings
Through this initiative, JCED adhered to the Government tree planning theme of 2019- 2020 of “trees and forests for transformed landscapes and livelihoods.
Aside the primary schools, JCED also works with small-scale farmers in all interventions. Under afforestation, JCED has distributed at most 18,000 tree seedlings to be planted in 673 farmers’ fields. Furthermore, on reforestation, JCED is promoting Farmer Managed Natural Regeneration (FMNR) which promotes generation of trees from trucks and underground forest banks in their natural ecology.
In the tree planting season of 2019-2020, JCED engaged learners from LOYOLA Jesuit secondary school, Tchapa primary school, Kasungu L.E.A primary school and Katayanthona primary school in a tree planting exercise. The exercise carried a theme of “together WE plant, together WE care for and together WE benefit”. The theme aimed to instill in the learners a stewardship spirit of planting and caring for trees for global and future benefits.
The main event took place at Loyola Jesuit Secondary School and the event was graced by The Executive Director of JCED, Staff members of JCED, Chief of Juma village, Loyola Secondary school administration and learners. A speech delivered by the Centre Director invited the learners to take up the challenge of dressing their school and homesteads with green for better livelihoods. In this vain, the Centre Director declared that learners’ tree planting will be ceremony every year from henceforth by JCED and all the schools.
After the speeches by the Centre Director; the Chief, learners, JCED staff and School administration staff delightfully patronized the exercise. The exercise was then carried over to our three respective primary schools. Each leaner was urged to plant, own and manage at least a suppling until it blossoms into a tree. This motion will flag a sweet message of “plant a tree, plant life.” Loyola Jesuit Secondary School planted 3120 tree seedlings, the 3 primary schools collectively planted 6000 tree seedlings
Through this initiative, JCED adhered to the Government tree planning theme of 2019- 2020 of “trees and forests for transformed landscapes and livelihoods.
Aside the primary schools, JCED also works with small-scale farmers in all interventions. Under afforestation, JCED has distributed at most 18,000 tree seedlings to be planted in 673 farmers’ fields. Furthermore, on reforestation, JCED is promoting Farmer Managed Natural Regeneration (FMNR) which promotes generation of trees from trucks and underground forest banks in their natural ecology.
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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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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. |
