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Members of the Rwenzori Agroecology Actors Platform (RAAP) have approved a one-year work plan aimed at promoting agroecology to safeguard food and protect the ecosystem across the Rwenzori region.
The work plan was adopted during RAAP’s meeting held at Tooro Botanical Gardens in Fort Portal City. The meeting attracted civil society organizations, NGOs, farmer organizations, the cooperative and the donor agencies.
Among the activities highlighted in the plan include, Seed bank establishment, Advocacy, Agroecology market, seed and food fair exhibition, participation in the National agroecology events, document of the success stories, capacity building, capacity assessments among others
Samuel Murungi working with Joint Effort to Save the Environment (JESE) as the project coordinator said the plan seeks to expand ecological farming practices that produce safe, nutritious food while restoring degraded land, conserving water, and protecting biodiversity.
Murungi encouraged the public and agroecologists to join hands in promoting safe and sustainable food systems in the Rwenzori region. He said the current food system is threatened by soil degradation, chemical contamination, and loss of indigenous seeds.
Amanya William the head of Department sustainable Agriculture and Enterprise Development Joint Effort to Save the Environment (JESE) said that RAAP members are going to have more learning events in the area of Agroecology. He also said that they are going to prioritize capacity building
Bram Vandewalle, the Agroecology Advisor asked the Actors and public to implement the Agroecology principles and these include, recycling, soil science, biodiversity, animal health, and land and natural resource governance to mitigate challenges like hanger, poverty, diseases among others