Train Primary Teachers in Conservation Agriculture

With the different seasons come different responsibilities. Recently we have been visiting schools to discuss crop yields, maintenance of plots and of course the less ‘interesting’ administration. It is important to keep records of farming practices, to take note of achievements, justify the actions taken and account for the use of produce for the school and community.

Helping a school to farm better is about feeding children so their bodies and minds grow strong. It is also about training them to be better farmers themselves and so we have been delighted to see young people taking part in all manner of climate smart activities, ensuring that their learning is both theoretical and practical – and like the crops…embedded.

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The challenges of sustainable farming in rural Zimbabwe can hardly be overstated. Drought, lack of mulch materials, scarcity of manure, the need to spend labour time earning money, the list goes on and so the hunger grows. In response to such challenges, we have been putting our best efforts into helping schools build their sustainable food programmes, giving students vegetables and eggs as often as possible. 

The rainy season delivered good rains and topped up the underground water-table helping to ensure that our hose pipes and drip systems can deliver. Pupils have been hard at work tending to the crops with maise and sugar bean being the focus of the season. 

Teachers have been able to pass on the principles we teach - climate smart principles - within classrooms and in support of the curriculum. This ensures that pupils can marry up practice with theory and change the generations old farming practices which have left families hungry.

This investment in the next generation of farmers is a long-term prospect with empowered young people eating well in school, learning well in school, ready for what comes after. 

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