Published: May 27, 2022
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The Transformational Leadership Center (TLC) continues to battle food insecurity issues in Rwanda, especially in Gicumbi District.
Today the Farmer Field School (FFS) approach is being used by many private and government organizations both locally and internationally because it provides the easiest way to spread effective techniques in the agriculture sector. FFS has been effective in involving adult farmers in small research projects that bring solutions to the agricultural problems they are currently facing in their fields and with their livestock.
TLC has established two FFS groups. Within both groups, there are some farmers from our previous FFS groups but also some previous spontaneous adopters, and all are currently being trained to improve their conservation agriculture skills. However, this season climate change has affected the crops and disease has attacked the crops. We have hope for getting a yield but the yield will be low compared to the previous seasons because of these issues.
from Theophile Uwiringiyamana, Friends Peace Teams, African Great Lakes (5/19/2022)