Enhancing farmer level climate change adaptation & mitigation for households & ecosystem resilience-Kisoro district. The project goal is that by 2026, improve livelihood options for smallholder farmer households in Kisoro District through climate smart agricultural practices and market linkages.
The intervention focusses on group based intensive trainings on potato good agronomic practices for both ware and seed potato for increased production and productivity.
10 groups (05 in Murora sub county and 05 in Busanza) were supported to have a demo garden where all group members are expected to have a hands-on training and can then transfer knowledge and skills acquired to their respective gardens.
Groups have been linked to QDS (quality declared seed) producers where Caritas had previously supported similar interventions and constructed Diffuse Light stores for seed potato in Murora, Chahi, Kirundo and Nyakabande in Kisoro district.
200 Passion fruit farmers were trained on good agronomic practices for passion fruits and were supported with passion fruit seeds to have a group based nursery bed from where seedlings will be shared and planted at household level. Currently there are at least 50,000 passion fruit seedlings ready for transplanting this season.
20 tarpaulin walled rain water harvesting tanks of 6,000litres capacity were constructed to support households to access safe and clean water. The tanks are already supporting 100 households to improve access to safe and clean water for the farming and household use.
Each of the participating households in the project has a kitchen garden