Newsletter no 32 – March 2023

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• Access Agriculture ERA from Kenya, under the Knowledge Centres for Organic Agriculture (KCOA) project funded by GIZ, Elphas Masanga, Farmer Trainer in biodiversity conservation at Slow Food Kenya and Coordinator for Slow Food Youth Network in Kenya, facilitated 10 video shows in January and February in Nakuru county, Kenya. The beneficiaries totalled 365, comprising 204 schoolchildren (including 72 girls), 131 youths (including 107 young women) and 30 older farmers (including seven women farmers). The videos shown in Kikuyu and English languages included Teaching agroecology in schools, Good microbes for plants and soil, Organic biofertilizer in liquid and solid form, Mulch for a better soil and crop, Staking and pruning passion fruit, Integrated approach against fruit flies, SLM08 Parkland agroforestry, Natural ways to keep chickens healthy, Making a business from home raised chicks, Working together for healthy chicks, and Killing fall armyworms naturally. After watching the videos, especially on good microbes and organic biofertiliser, participants out into practice what they learnt. (See photos in Access Agriculture Facebook: (2) Facebook, (2) Facebook, (2) Facebook, (2) Facebook
• Access Agriculture ERA from Kenya under the KCOA project funded by GIZ, Maureen Njeri Maina, Field Trainer at Schools and Colleges Permaculture (SCOPE) in Kenya, who helps participants of the Thika Child Rescue Centre in Kiambu county, Kenya showed videos to 7 youths (including 3 young women) on Natural ways to keep chickens healthy, Making a business from home raised chicks, Working together for healthy chicks, Management of Newcastle disease, Taking care of local chickens, and Increasing production of local chickens.
• Access Agriculture ERA from Malawi under the KCOA project funded by GIZ, Montfort Kwatani and his team members, Mike Muwawa, Concious Jabesi and Evecious Mayenda, who are co-founders of Mizu Organic Farm, conducted video shows for 33 participants (including eight women) at Gumulira Youth Centre, Nalikule, Malawi. The videos comprised Vision becomes reality, Soya sowing density, Harvesting and storing soya bean seed and Crop rotation with legumes. (See photos in Access Agriculture Facebook) (2) Facebook
• Access Agriculture ERA from Malawi, Osman Majid, facilitated a video show in Mlengwe village, Mponela, Malawi, for 45 youths (including eight women) on Making yoghurt at home, Killing fall armyworms naturally, Making cassava snacks, Drip irrigation for tomato and Preparing cashew apple juice. (See photos in Access Agriculture Facebook) (2) Facebook
• Access Agriculture ERA from Zambia under the KCOA project funded by GIZ, Sussana Phiri, who is helping young mothers with information on food and nutrition security screened relevant video shows at Mt. Makulu Clinic in Lusaka, Zambia for 110 participants, almost all of whom were young women. The Access Agriculture videos that were included comprised Growing oyster mushrooms, Making yoghurt at home, Conserving bean leaf vegetables and Using sack mounds to grow vegetables. (See photos in Access Agriculture Facebook) (2) Facebook, (2) Facebook
• Access Agriculture ERA from Uganda under the KCOA project funded by GIZ, Martha Kyokuhaire, Founder and CEO of VFL Gardens. Mukono, Uganda, conducted video shows for 27 beneficiaries (including 21 women) in Mparangasi village, Kyabigambire subcounty, Hoima district, Uganda. The videos screened include Natural ways to keep chickens healthy and Increasing production of local chickens (See photos in Access Agriculture Facebook) (2) Facebook