Uganda
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Aimed at improving food security, health and livelihoods among the communities.
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It requires locally available resources to establish. Reduces household expenditures on vegetables i.e for a normal family 2000 Uganda shillings ($ 1) can be saved per day. Three key hole gardens can supply a large family with a variety of crops during a year.
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Requires little land and investment to set up. Family/Home labour and it takes like approximately 3- 5 hours to establish.
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3-5 years
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It is easy to maintain. It only requires regular weeding, fertilizer application and replacing of the compost baskets, planting seeds and harvesting which is not extremely time consuming or difficult.
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Time, knowledge/competencies, materials (seedlings, garden tools such as hoes, knives)
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Construction can be somewhat effort intensive but not cost intensive.
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JEEP trains communities in how to establish such gardens. The garden can be established in kitchen space, compound/courtyard.
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Hands-on skills, vocational skills, home-mentored skills.
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To be added
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Not necessary
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When using compost in the garden, it helps to increase carbon in soil, which reduce emissions on a small scale.
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In Uganda, over 10,000 people have established such gardens in central, northern, western, southern and eastern parts of the country. JEEP has trained around 150 people in South Sudan in establishment and maintenance of the key hole gardens.
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It is made through the use of locally available materials, it requires less knowledge and skills, small piece of land needed and it is easy to make. Usually built near houses, keyhole gardens enable anyone to farm easily, which is especially suitable for elderly and physically challenged farmers. There is no need for tillage and less need for water. All forces are oriented towards achieving food security in a sustainable manner.
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Materials: Stakes, black soil, banana fibres, kitchen waste, garden waste, manure (compost, farm yard manure, poultry litter), bricks/plastic bottles, dry mater, water, seedlings, basin, hoe, spade, etc. Problems: Knowledge and skills, materials in some communities may not be available. Procedures: Establishment needs a trained or skilled person.
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To be added
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Government programs, private sector programs, use of trainers of trainer (ToT) approach / vulnerable groups of people in the food production process and awareness creation on the need for a sustainable food production approach.
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Beneficial to the home in waste management especial kitchen waste.
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JEEP
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2020-09-16
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