Garden Foods Foundation Uganda (GFU)

Empowering highly impoverished families to grow nutritious foods on a small scale to create food security,fight malnutrition and hunger in their homes.

[Schools Tree Project @SchoolsTrees1]

Small spaces can produce bountiful harvests if we give them enough attention. Space shouldn't be a limiting factor anymore. Our Sukuma garden in Jinja not doing so bad. #GreenSpaces #Climatesmartagriculture

[International Fund for Agricultural Development @IFAD]

Rural development is crucial for meeting the #SDGs.

Investing in rural people is investing in a brighter future for everyone.

[Garden Foods Foundation Uganda (GFU) @FoodsGfu]

Malnutrition is now more a characteristic of urban children than rural children due to the increment in the urban slum settlers. This result into erosion of the health benefits that was historically accrued to the urban settlers. Let's introduce urban agriculture in such areas.

[Schools Tree Project @SchoolsTrees1]

Solutions to the Climate Crisis should be sustainable but can be even more effective when young people are empowered to take the lead. This morning we tried out our natural fertlizers composed of urine, ash and water for the kid's vegetable gardens.We wait to see the results.

[Garden Foods Foundation Uganda (GFU) @FoodsGfu]

@pdjmoo Haha! Exactly

[Garden Foods Foundation Uganda (GFU) @FoodsGfu]

Providing food to the underprivileged communities is one temporary way of fighting hunger and malnutrition. As we were adopting to changes caused by Covid 19 crisis, we established vegetable gardens to the struggling populations which is turning out to being more effective.

[Schools Tree Project @SchoolsTrees1]

To all our special friends and family, we wish you a merry and green Christmas. Thanks for the support and inspiration this year. Enjoy the holidays and keep safe.

[Schools Tree Project @SchoolsTrees1]

Feeding struggling populations during the Post- Covid era is going to require sophistication in terms of resource utilisation, meticulous planning and relentless adaptation to changing environs. Our community gardens are ready for 2021. Dream in Colour.

[International Fund for Agricultural Development @IFAD]

Our n. 8️⃣ best post of the year:

When women are empowered, communities are empowered.

Gender equality is a key element to reduce rural poverty and improve food security.

#InvestInRuralWomen

[International Fund for Agricultural Development @IFAD]

Rural development is crucial for meeting the #SDGs.

Our projects transform rural communities economically and socially, while promoting gender equality and inclusiveness.

Investing in rural people is investing in a brighter future for everyone.

[Kayemba.B.Doreen @kayemba_b]

As the population of people increases globally, the market plastic demand also increase hence increased production.This finally result into increased plastic pollution that end up in water bodies and our body systems. Let's protect our environment for a better health of our lives

[International Fund for Agricultural Development @IFAD]

We must invest in sustainable farming solutions driven by the world’s first group of local food producers: smallholder farmers.

#InvestInRuralPeople

[Garden Foods Foundation Uganda (GFU) @FoodsGfu]

@vendangtardiv @SchoolsTrees1 @RBAGardening @FarmtoSchool @IFAD @kayemba_b Alright!

[Garden Foods Foundation Uganda (GFU) @FoodsGfu]

The largest population of children spend most of their time in schools. To create agricultural awareness in young people,we have started establishing school gardens so as to support and encourage healthful eating as a key component of children's physical well being .

[International Fund for Agricultural Development @IFAD]

🌽 As raw material producers
🚚 small-business owners
🏷️ retail workers
🍽️ consumers

women help rural agriculture succeed and grow, contributing to food security and nutrition for their families and communities.

#InvestInRuralWomen, invest in healthy communities.

[Schools Tree Project @SchoolsTrees1]

Nature continues to provide us with bountiful harvests each season. But after 4 days most of the produce goes bad affecting millions of farmers and Agri- Preneur within the value chain. Small scale Agro processing initiatives can resolve this.

[Schools Tree Project @SchoolsTrees1]

Way back in 2016, we embarked on a tree planting expedition, working with children in communities and schools as way of tackling Climate Change. Fast forward to 2020,the trees are doing pretty well in Buwolero Village, Jinja. All we need is action backed with monitoring.

[Schools Tree Project @SchoolsTrees1]

Young people's ingenuity, drive and ultimate enthusiasm can be agame changer in Climate Resilience. On one of our monitoring stints, these young turks had devised a way of protecting thier newly planted vegetables from sunlight. The stems are removed and watering ensues.

[International Fund for Agricultural Development @IFAD]

We envision a world with:

🍑food for everyone
🌟thriving communities
🤝equal opportunities for everyone
👩‍🌾resilient farmers

And we can achieve it if we work in cooperation and solidarity, leaving no one behind.