Tuesday, July 26, 2011

Farming God’s Way at the National Agricultural Fair in Jinja

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It attracts visitors from all over Uganda and parts of East Africa.

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The fair offers farmers an opportunity to learn about new developments in agriculture,

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new technologies…

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new crop varieties…

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and opportunities to make contact with other farmers across Uganda, sharing ideas to improve their skills.

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For the second year in a row Farming God’s Way has been represented at the show.  This has given us an opportunity to demonstrate and explain a simple way of farming that equips farmers to be more productive (on average 5 times as much), and helps them find abundant life in Christ.

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Chris Sperling, our national FGW coordinator (and fellow Canadian), did an incredible job in organizing the display, getting materials ready for the show, and mobilizing volunteers.

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We were one of the few organizations at the show that demonstrated farming techniques.  Here’s Chris demonstrating various planting stations.

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Apart from  the displays, Chris also planted a garden 6 weeks prior to the show which helped give a visual portrayal of FGW.  People were amazed at how quickly the maize and beans had come up.

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Some great contacts were made with farmers from various parts of Uganda wanting to know how to farm more productively.  We hope to follow up on a lot of these contacts in months to come.

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On one of the two days I was at the Fair, I was surprised to see familiar faces from Kibaale Community Secondary School in Rakai District drop by.  This is our sister project in Uganda under PAOS.

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Plans are presently being made to introduce FGW to Kibaale and the surrounding area.

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