Climate Action Rwanda Project #50760

Climate Action with Farmers in Rwanda

by Global Civic Sharing

Project Report | May 4, 2021
We Sow Seeds of Hope

By Seunghoon Woo | Project Manager

Grow Together in the Era of Climate Crisis

Global Civic Sharing has been working with the Self-Help Groups in Nyarubaka Sector to support the community's self-reliance for several years. However, we found that climate change creates enormous challenges for those people's everyday lives heavily dependent on small-scale agriculture.

To overcome these challenges, GCS initiate 'climate-smart agriculture' skills training program named "Grow Together" for farmers in Nyarubaka. This program will equip the farmers with adaptive capacity to climate change and pave the way to realize self-reliance.

Ready to be Together

All the preparations, such as site selection and establishing demonstration plots, are completed in March. Then Self-Help Groups in Nyarubaka are growing carrots for their agriculture season B of 2021, and the carrots are now at the germination stage.

We believe this program will promote the spirit of working as one team, Learning Together, Changing together, and adapting to the new environment together. The farmers express expectations that they will gain skills in carrots farming and adapting to climate change using weather information and irrigation.

All 15 Self-Help Groups will grow carrots and other crops using recommended techniques from agronomists and experienced colleagues next few months. We thank our donors and request to keep standing for the small-holder farmers in Nyarubaka so that they can build a self-reliant community!

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