The difference made by enthusiasm Today I had that rare treat of a day in the field with two people of energy and inspiration who are making a positive difference to their local environment. The background: In 2018 Liana obtained a small grant from Stats4SD to support the community of Yam Makaa in reversing the

Here are some photos of the huge effort in Yam Makaa to repair the damage caused by the extra heavy rain in late April (Eija’s and Ric’s neigbours from Moshi measured over 30 cm of rain that one night and over 160 cm the following night). It looks like that this project became mainly a

Moshiin osui valtava rankkasade toissa yönä. Vesi ja muta täyttivät korjaamamme rotkon koko yön kestävän sateen aikana. Rotko ja muut rotkot tulvivat yli pelloille. Tulvivalla alueella vesi tuhosi kovalla työllä kaivetut terassit, joille ruoho oli juuri kylvetty odottamaan sateiden alkamista. Kivipatojen yläosat (paitsi ylin pato) antoivat periksi. Se paljasti rakennusongelman: kivilaatikoiden verkkoja ei oltu sidottu

Rhodes grass seeds were bought from Tengeru Livestock Institute. In early April seeds were divided between the farmers who had terraced their land. In total 15 acres was terraced (seven farmers and a school). Ndanu volunteered to share dry manure from his biogass system for mixing with the seeds for sowing. It prevents seeds from