BEE THE TREE
TisT Volume 1 Issue No. 43 December 2012
A TIST UGANDA'S Publication
TIST Uganda December 2012 News Letter :
“The wee” n'orupapurs rw'amakurs crurikalandiilova aba TIST weands itp) ra
The Lutcenational Small’ Group and Tree Lanting Program.
CHUKORA KWATTL
15T n'ekigombe ekvehaireys Kwinmmlsva mmbndoe gwabalongr gba kansi kartkubongyerzamy aman gokurwaniza jokwowek yereabwe kw'shibiny okwenjunn bir pekyinda Kitan kyaburiijo,
ERIGYENDERERWA BYAITU
Omukunywanisy nfunguuks yentuura [Erna orwaya orurungl orurilere ga omumiti; Mekunyunyieta srweva oruhe fonruges apn mewanya TST nehwera ababums: aburikisrensa 25 0K, eb akwennda sirimmu,
Conservation farming promotes ond production
Trees bear fruit and help start = business
Agroforestry: Trees end crops together for success Keeping clean, staying healthy
BIRY'OMUNDA -
Cuhinga norinda orweezo, Oxuhinga emit yebijuma neyamba oku Kora bizinesi: Okunhinga emiti nebimera hamwe Ruba omwecumi ckatuura ‘amagara marungi.
DECEMBER 2012 NEWSLETTER
Editors message. To TIST farmers Thank wou for planting trees in the year 2012 and receiving validators for carbon sale in the best way.
“The focus for 2013 is MMM
Many TIST farmers Many trees Much money to farmers God bless vou as we start the New Year 2013
OBUTUMWA BWA EDITA.
AMAKURU GWO KWEIKUMI NEBIRL Obutunrwa bwa edita. Abahingi bemiti aba TIST. Mwebare kubyara emiti nokugirebereragye omwaka 2012 hamwe nokwakiiragye abashwijumi bemiti ahabwokuglza omwoya. Omu 2013 amani kamigate ahanyuguta ezi MMM. Many TIST farmers- Abahingi baingi ba TIST Many trees-Emiti mingi Much money to TIST farmers-Esente nyingi ahaba TIST
CONSERVATION FARMING PROMOTES FOOD PRODUCTION. It is very true; Conservation Farming improves food
production. At first I had a problem of food in my family. We never had enough. When I starled Conservation Famming, the food increased and now I have surplus to sell I grow green vegetables in my Conservation Farming holes that I 521 in the neighboring markets. This has increased my savings, income and improved on my standard of living. | have "been able to send my children to school.1 grow dodo, carols, cabbages, eggplants, green pepper, cucumber. spinach, tomatoes and other vegetables in my Conservation Farming holes.I have benefited a lot from
Conservation Farming 1 encourage all other farmers to practice it because:
++ In Conservation Farming works,vou dig holes for the crops and hill the holes half full of good soil and TANI OT
compost. The crops therefore get more mutrients than if they Wert planted in normal soil. The holes The extra
nutrients help the seeds 10 grow into stronger plants with greater yields.The holes protect the seeds and you can weed around the holes with hurting the geninaling plants:
Farmers who use traditional farming methods will always not be certain that they will get any harvest. Most years the harvest is senall and sometimes there is no harvest. Small Groups that use Conservation Farming best practices always seem to get soime harvest, even in the worst years when rain fall is Litlle or unreliable.
%= In good years the harvest can be spectacular! Small groups who use Conservation Farming can see a larpe difference. Some groups in dry lanl areas have reported 2- Suimes improvement in their crop yickds,
I urge you therefore to take this serions and start practice Conservation Farming. It improved my food production
and it can alse do it for you. By Arinaitwe Frank, Nyabubare Mixed Farming.
TREES BEAR FRUIT AND HELP START A BUSINESS I am so grateful for TIST Uganda. TIST taught and trained me how to plant ies, especially fruit trees.
I planted Oranges, Mangoes.Avocados, Jackiruits, and Guavas in my farm, in my banana plantation, in my compound and along the paths to my home. The fait trees grew well and are yilding so much. They have improved my diet. since fruits are good for our bodies.
I have benefited a lot from the surplus that | sell tothe markets nearby. | pet payment for my trees from TIST as well. Furthermore, in addition to my fruit trees, | also have medicinal trees Tike the Fagara | get medicine for my family and sell some of the leaves to people who have related sickness.
I have now started operating a shop in town because of TIST. The money I get from TIST as my iree incentive, and from the sale of fruits and medicinal products from trees 1 planted in FEST, contributed greatly to my startup capital for my shop.
I have now improved my living states, started educating my children in good schools, buying other plots of land where T can plant mare font trees and 1 have an idea of building a better house for my Family,
Greal thanks to TIST Program. Together we can join hands, Learn from my testimony and let us develop ourselves. Tree planting is very useful in our lives. I encourage my fellow TIST members 10 ake up this idea, You are sure to sec a difference.
By Yasini Bilaali, Kanyinya
Small Group.
AGROFORESTRY: TREES AND CROPS TOGETHER FOR SUCCESS
Farmers need to know the ways to improve soil fertility and crop yield through agroforestry.
This is the growing of trees and shrubs together with agricultural coups and livestock. There are many agro forestry
practices and new techniques being discovered all the time. Some techniques are successful inone place and a failuen: in others, People aced to try different techniques and share the best practices in traiming meetings. Here are some of the common methods of agroforestry youl can try and ask your neighbors about:
#7 Hedges. This invalves selecting free species which can be placed in a line and which have benefits for the land Hedges require little space, control erosion, and can produce fodder or leaves for mulch. They can provide privacy and help keep out animals. An example of hedging is lo La A ol plant a row of trees around the boundary. The best design includes a mixture of tall and short trees. If the hedge is too dense, or if you coppice the trees, they may not count for TIST, but they may still have real benefits for your land.
Alley cropping. This involves establishing trees rows along fields, there may be a tree row, then two or thres rows of crops, then another lzee row, then crops. An example ofthis is planting alternating rows. of maize and trees. Windbreaks. Planting wide strips of trees provide a windbreak. This then pritects crops from the oncoming wind. Plant large {rees in the center small trees for the next two rows and low shrubs, bushes and grasses on the outside,
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Fallow cropping. This is where farmers stop planting CTOpS On a4 piece of land and let trees take over to help restore soil fertility,
This is especially usefil for parts of your fields where soil erodes easily when caltivated, a5 On sleep hillsides or wear HVErs.
Inter— cropping. This involves wide and even spacing of trees among food crops. Good trees are those that have light canopies and fix nitrogen. More on this next month, (Grazing arca improvement. managing trees om grazing land to provide wood and fodder. Woodlots. Small woodlots can be grown on unused or unproductive land, for example wondlots planted On Stony outcrops or in gullies: Woodlots can also be planted on cropland to serve
as a windbreak, or they can be planted on fallow land.
By Apollo Tushabemukama Ouantifier Bushenyi
KEEPING CLEAN,STAYING HEALTHY
Throughout the day our hands get dirty and so we may get harmiul germs on them. Germs can enter our bodies and make us sick. Hand washing is one of the best things we can do to stay healthy, We should wash our hands thoroughly with soap and water to kill the germs and stop us getting sick.
Important times of the day to wash our hands include before prepanng food, after using the latrine and before eating, Studies show that the action of rubbing the hands is the most important factor If soap is not - available, sand and ash can be effective with water,If we do not wash our hands well, our families may get diseases like frequent diarrhea and other stomach problems. In addition, we have to keep our bodies clean by bathing and washing our clothes and beddings regularly. It is also important to dry our cooking and eating utensils after
washing them becanse left over water can hold germs. We should use a clean cloth to dry utensils, or can make a simple rack out of wood to let the utensils dry in the sun. Moreover, we should make sure wi boil our dombking water and keep it in well-dried, clean containers.
Pests, like mice or tals, and insects, especially mosquitoes, also can spread disease. To keep these away, clear away leftover food over night and keep rubbish outside the house in a covered container or a rubbish pit. Always sweep houses and compounds to keep them clean.
It is also important to clear our compounds of any unwanted bushes or grasses, and remove rubbish that can hold stagnant water that provides breeding places for mosquitoes. Evena small bit of plastic can hold enough water for mosquitoes to breed. We should also remember to Use Mosquito nets when possible. Together we can keep our homes, bodies and utensils clean to help our family members stay free of disesses. We are all encouraged to this for the better stay in our homes.
By Sarah Nankunda.