The agriculture terraces in Gihembe Camp—more than seven acres of them—have been a valuable resource for our Income Generation Program groups and for the people in the camp who benefit from a convenient supply of fresh vegetables.
This year we have been fortunate to have in our program a young refugee, Fidele, trained in agronomy, who along with our IGP Coordinator, Raymond, has done a terrific job of mobilizing the agriculture groups to rehabilitate the terraces and take steps to increase their productivity.
The groups have gotten the camp population involved in composting; set up a regular schedule of community work to keep the terraces weed free; and planted acres and acres of beautiful Irish potato plants that will be harvested in December.
After the harvest we will install a water catching system to stem erosion on the hillside and provide water for our vegetable gardens during the dry season.
Next on the menu, crop rotation.
2 comments:
what a stunning photograph, louise, and what a wonderful report on the crops. from the photos it looks like such fertile, lucious land, but i'm sure it takes a lot of work to rehabilitate it and improve its productivity.
congratulations to all of you for this.
missoni and valentina say mrrreow!
It's a long way from agribusiness but very impressive in the situation. Blessings on your work. Nancy
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