$0.57 = 1 tree
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Why support our Fruit Trees project in Lyantonde, Uganda?
Uganda's economy is predominantly agrarian; 81% of the employed labor force, and 31% of export earnings are derived from the agricultural sector. Nationwide, 72% of all employed women and 90% of all rural women work in agriculture. In Lyantonde women make up the majority of the agriculture workforce.
Growing fruit trees provides social, environmental, and possible economic benefits. From a social perspective, growing fruit directly in communities where it is consumed provides residents with immediate access to healthy food and can improve food security in poor communities.
Additionally, people may gain a stronger sense of connection to the food they consume if they know how it was grown and where it came from.
From an environmental perspective, locally grown produce has the potential to reduce air and water pollution related to conventional food production and transportation.
Goal
The goal is to plant 50000 fruit trees in local communities so as to promote self-sufficient food production and a local economy based on the sustainable management of the environment.
* Establishment of fruit tree nurseries
The project will establish 6 community fruit tree nurseries. The community members shall work on the nurseries, provide land and ensure day-to-day maintenance of the nurseries for the benefit of all.
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* Train communities in Bio-dynamics and Organic ways of food production.
Farmers will be trained in Bio-dynamics and Organic ways of food production to enhance the understanding of their role in sustainable food systems and the importance of food security, growing and eating healthy food, and establishing social relations through food production activities.
* Train communities in environmental conservation.
This component shall involve;
- Establishment of tree nurseries. The aim of the nursery projects is to train community groups to take over the process of reforestation and conservation of their land and grow trees that shall be distributed to the community at no cost.
- Building Fuel-Efficient Stoves. Approximately 99 percent of the Lyantonde population uses wood as fuel for cooking and heating. The traditional open fires used for cooking activities are inefficient in that they waste a great deal of calorific energy and require a large quantity of wood. In addition to contributing to the daily destruction of local forests, the fires constantly emit noxious smoke within the houses, causing severe health effects for the families. The project shall include training of communities in building fuel-saving stones to save forests.
Community Contribution
The community will contribute 50% of the labor that shall work on project. This shall increase the community’s attachment to the project, lead to exchange of skills between the community and our staff and ensure the project’s sustainability since the community shall attached to it.