Across Uganda’s highland regions of Rwenzori, Kigezi and Elgon, the CommonGround Project (2022–2026) has demonstrated that lasting change begins when communities take ownership of their development. follow the link bellow for details lnkd.in/p/dU2zcrWy

Today the project is holding a close-out workshop with the district and lower local leaders at Nyaika hotel where the project team is sharing the successs of the project. These are being shared categorically from from Pathways. @ISSDUganda @NLinUganda

As a saying goes that every beginning has an end, @CommonGroundUg which started in 2022 is soon coming to an end. The four year project has had great impact in the highland communities of Kigezi, Rwenzori and Elgon region. @ISSDUganda @NLinUganda @Agriterra

What started as an effort to restore degraded hills by @CommonGroundUg using pipapproach.com/ has evolved into an unexpected opportunity for farmers to improve livestock production, household nutrition, and incomes. See the link below for details: lnkd.in/p/d8FiwTva

In Nyambigha community (Karugutu Sub-county, Ntoroko District, Kabilanzo Hill was once a barren. In 2023, the CommonGround Project introduced the Participatory Integrated Planning (PIP) approach (lnkd.in/dWfmpiiU), sparking a powerful shift. linkedin.com/feed/update/urn…

Basis for the exchange visit came during the marketing basics training when the two Cooperatives from Kigezi realized that people from Kween were producing more potato and delivering more volumes to Psalms industries as compared to their own @ISSDUganda @NLinUganda @Agriterra

Kanaba Onion farmers cooperative and Kigezi potato farmers cooperative are participating in a two-day exchange visit to Mengya integrated farmers cooperative in Kween district for peer-to-peer learning. @ISSDUganda @NLinUganda @Agriterra

Bumayoka community members are opening up water channel that were stagnant and had stopped flowing. This was during technical backstopping of Matanda restoration site in Bududa District. @ISSDUganda @NLinUganda

The farmers are learning skills on zero grazing and also how to rear poultry in a small area. Before, they also learnt skills on animal rearing including piggery, rabitry, & diary among others. @ISSDUganda @NLinUganda @Agriterra

Our PIP Farmers today are amused by the different types of kitchen gardens that are displayed at the Jinja Expo. They have promised to try them out back home & also to ensure that they manage them like those at the expo.@ISSDUganda @NLinUganda @Agriterra

PIP farmers have received training at the Jinja expo on how to grow tomatoes and other vegetables right from seed to harvest. They also learnt the need to plant quality vegetables seed and how to manage diseases and pests in vegetables. @ISSDUganda @NLinUganda @Agriterra

From kitchen gardens, PIP Farmers have also been trained on maize agronomy. They learnt on different maize varieties, how to plant maize, seed selection, post harvest handling in maize among others. @ISSDUganda @NLinUganda @Agriterra @Aidug2007 @KabaleCaritas

pipapproach.com/ Farmers who are at the Jinja Agricultural show have already started trainings on different agronomic practices. They started with a training on #kitchen garden establishment and management. @ISSDUganda @NLinUganda @Agriterra

PIP Farmers are now having training at the bank of Uganda tent, they are having training on how to access small agriculture loans that require low interest. They have also been trained on how to pay back loans and why they need to do soo. @ISSDUganda @NLinUganda @Agriterra

Our PIP Farmers from who are attending the agricultural show in Jinja have received training on organic fertilizer usage, coffee agronomy and the role of insurance in agriculture and Agribusiness. @NLinUganda @ISSDUganda @Agriterra @Aidug2007 @KabaleCaritas @JESE_Uganda

Our PIP farmers are exhibiting at the Jinja Expo. The are having different products including honey, bananas, Bamboo products, Quality Declared Seed (QDS) among others. Passby the tent you learn from them how they are doing it. @ISSDUganda @NLinUganda

Our farmers are in the Jinja national agricultural show where they are displaying variety products. The farmers will also learn different farming technologies that they will apply back to their farms. @ISSDUganda @NLinUganda @Agriterra

Hakishenyi community in Nyamweru Subcounty Rubanda district have kick started the establishment of reversed bench terraces on Kyamuhoozi restoration site, in efforts to control erosion. @ISSDUganda @NLinUganda