Uganda faces a unique problem in that only one quarter of the country’s entire land mass is fit for cultivation. The issue is compounded by an ever-increasing population reliant on firewood for fuel, meaning that deforestation has become a critical problem in Uganda. As soils degrade and available farming land becomes less and less, the farmers are still expected to provide the same amount of crop yield.
Forward-thinking organisations have risen to the challenge and are in the process of distributing 200,000 seeds to assist communities in the production of firewood and livestock fodder. This in turn will reverse the negative soil quality and improve land fertility.
With eyes set firmly to the future, our partnering groups have established 90 nurseries across Uganda to enable the distribution of more than 4.5 million seeds. The tree planting projects have been well received in the communities and tree nursery management training and agroforestry workshops have helped plant a record 700,000 trees.
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