Our Projects
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Regenerative Agriculture radio program on dala FM, Kenya
Regenerative Agriculture farmers voice radio program, is a 8 episode program run at Dala FM Kisumu Kenya to reach small holder farmers around Luo Nyanza Kenya with regenerative knowledge and climate change resilience.
The project was supported by the Lorna Young Foundation UK through their Farmers Voice Radio Academy.
The project reached approximately 30,000 small holder farmers The main issues the project was looking to solve includes the following challenges farmers especially the smallholder farmers experiences the high cost of buying chemical fertilizers and pesticides. G.M.O seeds which requires to be bought every season.
Many farmers take out loans to pay for agricultural inputs (from organizations which provides synthetic fertilizers), which results in debt.
Farmers have small agricultural lands, not being utilized in the effective way. Farmers use of inappropriate method of farming due to lack of information on regenerative agriculture. This results in degraded land, poor biodiversity, deforestation, poor harvests and other environmental hazards. As a result, the land is increasingly unproductive and families are struggling to feed their families, pay debts, people moving away to find better land/ work in the cities.
Fluctuations in weather conditions and advance conditions.
Low interest in farming especially from youthful group, leading to low labour force.
The project regenerative agriculture farmers voice radio involved local farmers, agricultural extension officer and experts, regenerative agriculture leaders and journalists who were able to reach out the information to fellow small holder farmers through their voices.
This programs had the following benefits to the audience:
a)Increase food
b)production per square metre
c)Long term soil fertility
Environmentally friendly.
d) Lower cost of farming and maintenance of gardens
e) Permanent successive production throughout the year
f) Uses natural resource and therefore healthy food.
g) Diversity of crops means balance diet and nutrition.
h) Conserve natural resources, such as trees, rivers, and whole ecosystems.
i)From observation and talking to farmers and sharing their experience many were able to mention this as their key concern.
The aim was to improve the sustainability of farming in the Nyanza region through increasing knowledge and practice of regenerative farming.
Improvement in knowledge and practice of regenerative agricultural practices.
This will be measured by the following:
a)Decreased use of chemical fertilisers
b) Decreased use of chemical pesticides
c) Increased use of organic manure
d)Increase in the practice of indigenous vegetable seed conservation
e)Increase in the use of integrated pest management system
f) Increase in the number of women and youth engaging in regenerative agriculture
g) Improvement in farm production , which will be measured by the yield per square metre and diversity (crops to be decided by the families- to include primary crop and other crops)
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Intensive pot irrigation system for elderly women
Intensive bio diversified pot irrigation system for elderly women is a project supported by the Permaculture Australia through the funds permafund 23,
The project beneficiary includes 15 households within Karabondi location Homabay county where elderly women live.
The aim of this project was to reduce market dependent for vegetables, improve diet through diversity of indigenous vegetables, and help the elderly women manage small kitchen gardens which requires little watering during dry periods as pot irrigation helps reduce frequency of irrigating the soil.
This is our currently ongoing project and several households are interested to receive such project.
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We have trained about 200 community members and individuals on regenerative agriculture
RACE has trained over 200 community members freely through our demonstration garden. We have also trained over 500 individuals through our Collaboration with Kajulu hills ecovillages. The training has hosted people from around Africa. We teach permaculture design principles and the Syntropic agroforestry.
Through this training several community projects have been started and produced abundance in regenerative ways.
The training is open to everyone interested in permaculture, regenerative agroforestry, climate change solutions and indigenous seeds.
Our training is carried out thrice every year that is in March July and September.
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We have established several community projects on regenerative agriculture.
RACE through partnerships have trained several community members especially youths and women who have started several community projects within Karabondi location Homabay county.
The community projects including several pot irrigation systems for indigenous vegetables to help with nutrition and balance diet through diversity and climate resilience through pot irrigation have help reduce effects of droughts on the benefiting members of the community.
Other community projects include Syntropic agroforestry systems which are upcoming foodforest and key to sustainable living agenda.
Our aim is to reach as many community members with such projects to improve food security and resilience to climate change.
Through these projects we have also shared several indigenous seeds with individuals and groups across the community. Including seeds, seedlings, vines tubers and cuttings.
This seeds conservation and sharing aims at providing freedom of seeds regeneration to achieve sustainability
