UORF has officially started its first agriculture project. Mark, who is pictured here and is UORF’s in country director, managed the project in partnership with Pastor Vincent, director of UORF’s Bethel Children’s Home. We purchased 2 acres of land a short walk from Bethel Children’s Home in Kyananjula. The sweet potato crop is coming along very well and when it's harvested will be able to provide potatoes to all our homes. This is the first step in our vision toward sustainability for our food supply. In addition to providing food, we plan to use the agricultural projects to educate the orphans on farming. Agriculture is the largest contributor to Uganda’s GDP, comprising of 31% of the value of the GDP (Statistic provided by World Development Indicators). In rural areas a majority of the people’s livelihood derives from sustenance farming.
Wednesday, January 30, 2008
UORF's First Agriculture Project!
UORF has officially started its first agriculture project. Mark, who is pictured here and is UORF’s in country director, managed the project in partnership with Pastor Vincent, director of UORF’s Bethel Children’s Home. We purchased 2 acres of land a short walk from Bethel Children’s Home in Kyananjula. The sweet potato crop is coming along very well and when it's harvested will be able to provide potatoes to all our homes. This is the first step in our vision toward sustainability for our food supply. In addition to providing food, we plan to use the agricultural projects to educate the orphans on farming. Agriculture is the largest contributor to Uganda’s GDP, comprising of 31% of the value of the GDP (Statistic provided by World Development Indicators). In rural areas a majority of the people’s livelihood derives from sustenance farming.
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