WHO WE ARE
Pearl of Africa Farm (POAF) is located in the rural setting in Banda Bukaada about 20 km from Kampala on Hoima Road. The farm was acquired over time from 1990.
Sustainable water supply
The farm has a permanent water stream that runs through it providing water for farming activities all year around. In addition the farm has created a wetland to protect the source of water In case of extreme situations the fish bonds have enough water to meet the farm requirements for six months.
Our Vision
Our Mission
Our Value Proposition
Model Farm
The farm also provides an opportunity to the visitors to enjoy rural life experience just 20 km away from Kampala. They will learn how the local communities are addressing the key challenges of lack of clean water , power for cooking and lighting and low income level among others.
Rural Life experience
The farm also provides an opportunity to the visitors to enjoy rural life experience just 20 km away from Kampala. They will learn how the local communities are addressing the key challenges of lack of clean water , power for cooking and lighting and low income level among others.
Appropriate technology
The appropriate technology the rural community used at the farm include the following among others;
- Baking ovens
- Dough proofer
- Saw dust cooking
- Fire cooking
- Bio Gas cooking
- Incinerator for rubbish management
- Campfire places
- Barbeque facilities
Value addition
The farm has carpentry workshop that makes unique furniture from both timber and bamboo from the farm.
Farming activities
The activities on the farm include the following among others
- Fish farming in artistic fish that were manually dug using labour from the local community;
- Bee farming with the main purposes of providing a home to the dwindling bee population in area;
- Forest farming with the aim of providing forest cover , firewood for cooking and timber for various purposes;
- Bamboo farming for construction, furniture making and firewood;
- Preserving herbal plants for medicine and various purposes;
- Promotion of appropriate technology to demonstrate different ways of cooking ;
- Leisure gardens for visitors and community activities;
- Canoe section to equip the local community and visitors with canoeing including boat building skills;
- Furniture workshop to equip the local community with skills of making affordable furniture ;
- Bakery to equip the local community with baking and barbecuing skills and;
- Nursery Garden to equip the local community with skills of producing seedlings for planting.
Farming challenges
The farm provides best information to the local community that enables them to address the following key challenges;
- Lack of effective demand at the farm gate;
- Inadequate rainfall;
- Lack of proper seeds;
- Lack of agricultural extension services;
- Lack of effective crop drugs;
- Shortage of trained and experienced labor;
- Low prices of farm produce in wholesale markets;
- Lack of affordable appropriate technology for value addition.
- Limited capital