Simple solutions to increase productivity of small scale farmers in Africa!

small scale farmers around the world have to struggle with so many issues including lack of space, pest control, lack of access to healthy and organic fertilizer not to mention water that is becoming an even bigger problem in so many parts of the world.

There are many solutions that can help increase the yield of each plant by using solutions such as trellies.

During our visits in different parts of Ghana, we never saw any farmer using trellis for their tomatoes, cucumbers or eggplants.

With bamboo being widely available in many parts of ghana at very low cost, it is possible to create efficient and low cost trellis like the ones in this image to increase the efficiency of many crops and at the same time make it easier to fight the weeds and pests.

It also creates a natural shield against heavy rain and strong sunshine while making it easier for farmers to take care of their plants and harvest their produce.

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Vertical Farming or raised beds, are the 2 keys to increase small farmers and gardeners to produce more vegetables using only a small area.

Creating such shapes is not difficult, one can make them with many different products. But it will help the user to efficiently use the small area and maximize it’s food production, while at the same time, because of it’s shame, save tremendous amount of water compare to conventional farming.

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Picture from the container garden group on FB.

If we could make this gardening option more popular in developing countries that are dying under the weight of plastic pollution and insane inflation, millions of people will have access to better food.

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