Kilimo Kisasa is committed not just to protect but also to restore the natural environment that local communities and nature depend on.

Biodiversity conservation, water and soil regeneration and climate change mitigation are key components of Kilimo Kisasa’s farming activities in Uganda. In 2022, we started a pilot biodiversity restoration and reforestation project in the wetlands adjacent to our farm. In 2023, we planted a regenerative food forest following syntropic agriculture principles to rejuvenate the depleted soils in our region and in 2024, we have so far started our own tree nursery for planting food forests at local farmers, and have started to scale up our organic compost production. We recognise our responsibility as intensive potato producers to conduct our agricultural practices in an ecologically and socially sustainable manner that can ensure reliable food production and functioning ecosystems for future generations.

Regenerative Agriculture
Many soils in Zombo district are depleted due to unsustainable agricultural practices, leading to deforestation. At Kilimo Kisasa, we take action by planting regenerative food forests, thereby improving soil health and reducing disease pressure on crops. Through syntropic agroforestry systems and the production of our own bioinoculants and biopesticides from neem tree products, we rejuvenate the land. Our tree nursery and training center offer affordable tree planting solutions and empower local farmers to manage their own regenerative food forests. Join us in caring for the soil, the foundation of life and crop growth!

Wetland restoration
Biodiversity restoration in wetlands  adjacent to farmland can increase the resilience of ecosystems and the communities depending on them. This increased resilience comes from so called ‘ecosystem services’ (e.g. water retention, pollination, soil fertility, etc.). Reforestation also ensures carbon storage in trees to mitigate climate change, which is harming biodiversity and vulnerable communities all over the world. Collaboration with local farmers, private sector and educational institutions can push development forward, and motivate communities to adopt more sustainable agricultural habits. Kilimo Kisasa’s wetland restoration project therefore has both a local and a global impact on sustainable food production that ensures healthy ecosystems.

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