Series 3 - Ep 5: Soil test, Certified Seeds and Black Soldier Fly
Series 3 - Ep 5: Soil test, Certified Seeds and Black Soldier Fly
Welcome to Shamba Shape Up Uganda!
Today is going to be fun!
Today we’re in Kirowooza village Mukono district.
And we’re visiting Ssewankabo Robert and his wife Navumbya Maria, they have 5 children and live on their 1-and-a-half-acre farm.
And on this farm, they rear 4 cows, 18 pigs, 7000 broilers, and grow bananas, beans but that is not all they also lease 3 acres near their property where they grow maize. one son is trying his hand at rearing rabbits.
But that’s not all have you heard of Black Soldier fly farming, and its benefits? stick with us and you will surely find out at the end of the episode.
We are learning about:
1. Testing the fertility level of his soils
2. Planting improved seeds to increase production
3. Introduction of Black Soldier Fly and how to set up the project.
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