Short description

The idea aims at identifying suitable vegetables and fruits to grow, training farmers and households, using the limited land and wastes to ensure constant food production and food security.

The problem we aim to solve

Undernutrition which is due to lack of vitamin A, iron, iodine and zinc. This causes stunted growth and wasting with 40% of children below 5 years and 3.4% respectively in Kabarole district (www.ajol.com). It also leads to mental impairment, poor health and even death. In addition, micronutrients are in inadequate supply. With kitchen gardening, this will be solved by growing vegetables.

Our solution

We aim to solve the problem of hidden hunger and undernutrition. Our idea has several ways of combating this problem by training farmers the techniques of kitchen gardening, i.e. how to do it and which materials to use in workshops organised at village, parish and sub county levels. Identifying suitable vegetables and fruits that do well in kitchen gardening rich in micronutrients by involving technical agriculturalists and nutritionists. Use of limited land, space and waste products like broken baskets, sacks, tins and household water for growing vegetables. Involving the unemployed youth and women in food production. The youth and urban women lack land for cropping but this will be solved by kitchen gardening. We also want to encourage the construction of plastic granaries in every home to store some dried vegetables. Using local available materials and waste products to ensure food security all year round.