{"id":1339,"date":"2023-08-25T16:21:14","date_gmt":"2023-08-25T16:21:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bunyonyilake.com\/?page_id=1339"},"modified":"2024-02-09T15:49:59","modified_gmt":"2024-02-09T15:49:59","slug":"sustainable-land-management","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bunyonyilake.com\/projects\/sustainable-land-management\/","title":{"rendered":"Sustainable Land Management"},"content":{"rendered":"

Agricultural partnerships<\/h3>\n

A new project has been started with 10 local farmers working in partnership with us.\u00a0<\/span>Farmers were chosen with the help of local leaders. Each has selected of an area of their land for the project. <\/span><\/p>\n

The objective is to share methods and inputs to produce an increased yield and also to help with marketing\/sales of produce in order to obtain maximum returns.\u00a0<\/span>They are supported with:<\/span><\/p>\n

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  • Good seeds (there are many fake ones on sale)<\/span><\/li>\n
  • Training and support in planting (not sowing) \u2013 in rows, spaced to ease weeding. High value crops<\/span><\/li>\n
  • Fertiliser<\/span>, insecticide and fungicide and sprayer<\/span><\/li>\n
  • Monitoring of farming methods used…<\/span><\/li>\n
  • Harvesting. (Yield <\/span>is<\/span> measured and compared to traditional methods)<\/span><\/li>\n
  • IISOH offers to purchase the crop from the farmers \u00a0at market price<\/span> to sell later…<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    Inputs are provided by Itambira Island Seeds of Hope and refunded\u00a0 from the yield after harvest. <\/span>T<\/span>he yield <\/span>is<\/span> a lot higher using these methods, thus repayment not a problem <\/span>and<\/span> seeing the output <\/span>many <\/span>wish to <\/span>continue<\/span> and others wish to <\/span>join the <\/span>programme<\/span>.<\/span><\/p>\n

    Demonstration plots on Itambira<\/h3>\n

    To help show and instruct Local farmers as to what is possible.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div>