Mkata villagers trained for making organic pesticides

Mkata villagers trained for making organic pesticides

Organic pesticide  increase crop yield without damaging the environmentFor a time, farmers in Mkata village have been using chemical pesticides to control pests. As a result, many insects, soil organisms and birds have  been killed which is a threat to Mikumi ecosystem.Organic pesticides from plants  control pests without killing organisms and  increase crop yield.ECOWICE conducted training to 40 sesame  farmers in three subvillages of Mkata village.Farmers were trained to adopt approaches for making organic pesticides using plants such as neem and chilli.By using organic pesticides, farmers will be able to earn more harvests and reduce conflicts with elephants 

Communities Adjacent Mikumi National Park Enhanced to Farm Sesame crop to adapt elephant crop raiding

Communities Adjacent Mikumi National Park Enhanced to Farm Sesame crop to adapt elephant crop raiding

Many farmers in Mkata village get low to no harvests from their farms due to crop raiding by elephants. This has left them in serious poverty and food insecurity that drive them to turn into forest as their last hope. There is an increasing rate of charcoal production, where many farmers have turned into charcoal producers. There are also tens of hectors of trees that are lost for unsustainable agriculture. If we allow this to continue wildlife routes will be lost and people’s life will be insecure. ECOWICE help the community to adapt and mitigate the situation through environmental  friendly...

The Outbreak of COVID-19

As the world is currently experiencing the emergency due to the outbreak of COVID-19, It time to think about how this will affect our habits toward nature. The outbreak of covid-19 is the outcome of us being close to nature, as we disturb the ecosystem we might become the reservoir of dangerous pathogens such as corona virus. It’s time now to stop destructive activities toward nature! Stop poaching! Stop wildlife consumption!

FARMLAND EXPANSION; AN INCREASING THREAT TO NATURAL FORESTS

Tree cutting for farmland expansion is threatening Tanzania’s natural forests. Due to lack of knowledge on using manure and fertilizers, farmer normally seek virgin land that is believed to be more productive. As a result they end up clearing natural forests. Let us together support farmers in getting environmental friendly productive means.