By G.E. Prosman | Project Leader
Introduction
The global price increases of food, materials and energy are affecting many families in Sierra Leone. Own food production seems more important than ever! Flooding and political unrest also caused instability in Sierra Leone's capital Freetown. Fortunately, this had no effect on the situation in the countryside.
Uplands | Mixed cropped farming
The abundant rainfall has ensured a nice growth of the crops. The harvest of the earliest rice has already begun! The other crops such as sorghum and cassava have yet to mature. The downside of the heavy rain, however, is that it is worth drying the rice well so that mold is prevented. Fortunately, earlier in the season, farmers were taught about harvesting and conservation methods.
Swamps | Rice production
Fortunately, we received enough donations to start the new project: rice production in the swamps. At the end of the rainy season, the excess water collects in the low parts of the area and takes valuable nutrients with it. 20 farming families will have the opportunity to grow rice here. After germination and transplantation, the fields already look nice and green. The plants also show 'tillering'. That is the creation of extra shoots in which a rice-producing ear will later grow.
Despite this start, we still have insufficient budget to pay for the cultivation supervision by our agronomist Momodu Sheku Kamara. Will you also contribute to this project?
NEXT STEPS?: Please help us to make the next step forward!
We are still a small team, committed to Seeds for Growth to improve livelihoods in rural Sierra Leone.
Therefore we invite YOU to volunteer for the team.
And…WHY NOT join together? Please bring your friend or network partner(s) along!
Only together we can improve the livelihoods of farmers in rural Sierra Leone?
We ‘d love to have an online chat with you about the options.
Just drop an email to: gert.e.prosman@gmail.com
or kaprituray@yahoo.com
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