Archive for August, 2007
Act Wise,Grow Crops in Containers
POSTED BY MARY NAKIRYA,CELAC
Growing vegetables in containers is one way of protecting the environment that we all share, by not only talking about it but also getting involved in planting of crops even if the land is limited in town areas.
Crops like sweet potatoes, cabbages, eggplants and so many other vegetables can be planted [...]
LABLAB: A Weed that Farmers Believe Controls Night Dancers and Witches
By Maria Nakirya as gathered from field visits
Due to many uses of lab lab, farmers regard it as a night dancer controller. Many farmers in rural areas believe that, when it is inter cropped with other crops in the garden or around the garden, night dancers and witchcraft will be prevented from intruding into the [...]
Joel Ekwaro’s Speech on Behalf of other Farmers at the Closure of CELAC ToT 2007
Posted by Mary Nakirya, Program Coordinator, BROSDI
We, the CELAC program organised a farmers’ training for the district networks where at least two farmers from each of the districts attended. At the closure of the training, one farmer suddenly stood up and made his speech which he read from a piece of manila cutting. I found [...]
