Leaders often complain about lack of time when the deeper issue is lack of prioritization. Time cannot be stored, expanded, or negotiated. It can only be allocated.
Why Every Household Should Rear Some Animals and/or Birds ๐๐๐๐๐๐ฆ
A household does not need a large piece of land to benefit from livestock farming. Even on a small scale, keeping animals or birds can strengthen food security, household income and farm productivity.
๐ Chickens can provide eggs and meat and can be sold when cash is needed.
๐ Rabbits require relatively little space and can provide meat and breeding stock.
๐ Goats can provide meat, milk and income while adapting well to many smallholder farming systems.
๐ Pigs can turn feed into valuable meat and provide an important source of household income.
๐ Cows can provide milk, manure and meat, while breeding animals can become valuable household assets.
๐ฆ Turkeys can provide meat and can diversify a household's poultry enterprise.
Animal manure can also be returned to the garden to improve soil fertility, helping connect livestock and crop production. Small livestock such as pigs, goats and chickens have been documented as important livelihood assets for smallholder farmers in Uganda.
The goal is not to keep every species. Start with an animal that matches your land, capital, feed resources, market and ability to provide proper care. Good housing, nutrition, hygiene and veterinary attention are essential.
๐ Do not just consume agricultural productsโconsider producing some of what your household needs. Start small, learn, grow and diversify.
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Leadership Begins With You
Leadership is not first about controlling people; it is about governing yourself well enough to become useful to others.
Before you lead a team, lead your habits.
Before you ask for loyalty, become trustworthy.
Before you demand excellence, practice it.
Before you ask people to change, examine the example you are giving them.
Great leadership begins with self-leadership. Lead yourself well, and your influence will speak louder than your authority.
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๐ Climate Change Does Not Discriminate โ Neither Should Our Fight Against It.
Climate change affects all of us, regardless of where we live, who we are, or what our backgrounds may be. Its impacts cross borders, communities, and generations.
That is why the fight for a healthier planet must unite us all without discrimination. ๐ค๐ฑ
Every tree we plant, every resource we conserve, every sustainable choice we make, and every voice we raise for climate action matters.
๐ฟ Together, we can protect our planet.๐ Together, we can build a safer, greener, and more sustainable future for everyone.
The planet belongs to all of us. The responsibility to protect it belongs to all of us too.
#ClimateAction #ClimateChange #ProtectOurPlanet #Sustainability #ClimateJustice #ActNow #GreenFuture #TogetherForThePlanet
Let Us Revive Our Indigenous Food and Tree Varieties ๐ฑ๐ณ
Our indigenous foods and tree varieties are more than part of our heritageโthey are a source of nutrition, biodiversity, income, resilience, and identity.
Let us plant the trees our grandparents knew. Let us grow, preserve, consume, and promote our indigenous foods. Let us pass this valuable knowledge to the next generation.
Reviving what is ours today can feed and protect generations tomorrow.
๐ฃ Call made by: Emmanuel Mwesige
๐ +256 704 004 263
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