Fr. Godfrey Nzamujo
Songhai Centre · Benin
Kilimo Bunifu I · 9th ICAT
Kilimo Bunifu I
Integration of appropriateness in medium-scale farming enterprises
- Online · two days
- 9th ICAT
Countdown to the workshop
Kilimo Bunifu I
About this edition
The first Kilimo Bunifu ran online over two days as part of the 9th International Conference on Appropriate Technology. About 27 people took part — farmers, researchers, financiers, economists, extension workers and policymakers.
The conversation started from what was holding farming back: what stops farmers using sustainable methods, where the gaps in resources are, how local knowledge and appropriate technology fit into farming today, how farmers and markets can work together more fairly, and how crops can become products that earn more. The talks ranged across land, water, storage, roads, finance, processing and technology.
Who spoke
Panelists
Dr. Million Belay
General Coordinator, AFSA · Uganda
“Adapting agriculture to change in Africa — the path to agroecology”
Dr. Siima Bakengesa
Forest Production Research · Tanzania
Nelson Chisenga
Agricultural economist, NIRAS International Consulting · Zambia
H.E. Josefa Leonel Correia Sacko
Commissioner for Rural Economy and Agriculture, African Union Commission · Angola
Dr. Jimmy Smith
ILRI · Kenya
Dr. Thomas Jayne
Adviser to ADB · USA
Dr. Adijah Ali-Olubandwa
Egerton University · Kenya
“Partnership and resource mobilisation for sustainable agriculture”
Prof. Samuel Gudu
Vice Chancellor, Rongo University · Kenya
Breakaway rooms
Three teams, three names
Each breakaway room named itself, chose a slogan and a chant, and wrote its own challenge statements.
Breakaway Room 1
Triple P
People, planet & profit
Slogan: Progressive farming for prosperity
Focus: People, profit and planet
Breakaway Room 2
Jabali
Firm foundation — strong rock
Slogan: Strong and lasting partnerships
Chant: Zangalewa!
Focus: Partnerships
Breakaway Room 3
Chakula
Food
Slogan: Good food for everyone — Chakula Bora Kwa Wote
Chant: Chakula Boraaa!
Focus: An online platform to share food knowledge
From the session
Shared on the day
What came out of it
The three teams kept working through December 2020 and drafted a five-year plan for 2021–2026: an online knowledge platform, regional hubs to train and support farmers, and partnerships between farmers, researchers, businesses and policymakers. These were plans and targets, not results.
The plan also proposed a healthy-food brand called Chakula Bora — "good food" — growing out of the Chakula team.
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