Anasi Farmers Association

The Anasi Farmers Association promotes regenerative techniques to restore damaged lands, increase biodiversity and foster economic resilience in rural communities of Uganda in the Kasese district, a disaster prone area.

It is a youth-led group of passionate farmers and environmentalists, started in 2019 after recognising the need to address land degradation, improve agricultural practices and support disaster affected communities. The inspiration came from witnessing first hand adverse effects of poor farming practices, deforestation increasing the frequency of natural disasters which leads to soil erosion, reduced crop yields, displacement, hunger and increased poverty.

Its six acre permaculture demonstration site has turned into a training centre for agroecology and restoration practices.

Anasi Farmers Association has:

• Trained at least 100 people on site and over 500 farmers annually in the wider community, increasing food sovereignty and ecological balance.
• Successfully restored more than 50 acres of degraded land through agroforestry, planting over 10,000 native tree species that enhance soil fertility with a survival rate of 86 % and improve biodiversity.
• Worked closely with Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) affected by floods and landslides providing them with essential resources, agricultural training to support them rebuild their lives.
• Implemented a plastic and polythene waste recycling programme to reduce environmental pollution and create economic opportunities.
• Established a community seed bank to preserve native.

Anasi Farmers Association wishes to continue to develop its agroecology programs and invest in building stronger community networks.