John Nehemiah Purmena

Helping Refugee & Smallholder Farmers Grow More, Earn More & Farm Sustainably | Founder, Mustard Seed & Nehemiah Organic Farm | Uganda

[John Nehemiah Purmena @JohnNehemiahP]

Bidibidi Zone 2 reminded me why we keep showing up.

After the rain, 80 people still came, most elderly, some with disabilities.

We trained them in kitchen gardening and gave them collard, eggplant, and okra seeds.

They are ready to grow their own food.

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80+ women in Imvepi Refugee Settlement, Zones 3 & 4, came ready to learn, plant and grow food for their families.

The gardens may be small, but their determination is not.

Small spaces. Small seeds. More food on family tables. ❤️

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Today in Imvepi, 60 women learned by doing: preparing nursery beds, building kitchen gardens and applying manure.

Each received eggplant, collard and okra seeds.

Food security is not only about giving food. It’s about giving people the skills and seeds to grow their own.

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300+ farmers trained in ONE WEEK.

We closed the week in Eden Zone, Rhino Camp.

Women are ready to plant, families are preparing their gardens, and refugees are taking greater responsibility for their food systems.

Small gardens. Stronger families. 💚

#FoodSecurity

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This week, we're training 665 farmers, mostly women, in Rhino Camp, Imvepi, Bidibidi & Koboko on how to start kitchen gardens at home.

Each farmer leaves with 3 vegetable seedlings to plant right away.

Goal: healthier, more balanced meals for over 20,000 people.

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Kindly repost to help a fellow farmer!

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Your crops don’t fail when pests arrive. They fail when you notice them late.

Most damage happens because farmers miss early signs under leaves.

Check your field often and act early.

Good farming is early observation, not late reaction.

How often do you scout your crops?

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Last week I threw away a plastic cup like it was nothing.

The next day I saw the same kind of cups growing healthy tomato seedlings.

What we call waste can be a tool in farming.

If we see value in small things, we waste less and produce more
#SustainableFarming #WasteToWealth

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Agriculture’s most overlooked resource is soil.

We focus on seeds fertilizers pesticides and irrigation.

Yet when soil health declines, organic matter drops, life disappears, and erosion increases. Crops struggle and yields fall.

What if soil got the same attention as inputs?

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One thing you notice quickly in farmer trainings.
Women show up the most.
They learn. They work. They apply.
In many communities, women are the backbone of agriculture.
Happy Women’s Day.

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South Sudan still has an opportunity many countries lost.
Low chemical dependency means soils are not yet deeply damaged. If soil health is protected now, the country can build farming systems that are resilient and affordable for farmers.
This is not a delay. It is an advantage.

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@RemyNkusi Very helpful data, 👌