web02.fireside.fm Thu, 07 May 2026 23:18:52 -0500 Fireside (https://fireside.fm) Climate Talk Uganda With Josephine Karungi - Episodes Tagged with “Mulching” https://climatetalkuganda.fireside.fm/tags/mulching Fri, 03 Apr 2026 08:00:00 +0200 Climate Talk Uganda aims to explore all aspects of climate change in Uganda. Every two weeks we aim to feature a wide range of people who offer their perspectives on the challenges they - and Uganda - face as climate change continues to play out. en-us episodic The accessible, acronym-free podcast about climate change in Uganda. Josephine Karungi Climate Talk Uganda aims to explore all aspects of climate change in Uganda. Every two weeks we aim to feature a wide range of people who offer their perspectives on the challenges they - and Uganda - face as climate change continues to play out. no Uganda, Climate Change, Josephine Karungi Josephine Karungi climatetalkpod@gmail.com Episode 47: CTU Extra - My Full Conversation with Halima Nalunkuma https://climatetalkuganda.fireside.fm/47 5c16ba2f-5286-44c7-85bc-fb3582073a56 Fri, 03 Apr 2026 08:00:00 +0200 Josephine Karungi full Josephine Karungi Sometimes life happens while you're busy making other plans. Halima Nalunkuma wanted to be a banker and to 'wear shoes with pointy heels.' But while in Kiryandongo she saw an opportunity and grabbed it with both hands. 46:52 no <p>This is the story of how Halima Nalunkuma decided to become a provider of agricultural materials - and knowledge - to farmers. And how she's now working with refugeee communities to encourage minimal tilling agricultural methods, leading to improved yields and increased economic wellbeing in those communities. And crucially, improving their resilience in the face of climate change. </p> <p>Halima Nalunkuma is Director of Kiryandongo Agro Input Center Limited. She's a great talker, equal parts inspiring, thoughtful and insighful, and as she mentions in our chat, she received support from the Climate Smart Jobs Initiative. It supports '...sustainable solutions for Ugandan smallholder farmers to respond to climate change.' You can find out more about the Climate Smart Jobs programme here:</p> <p><a href="https://csj.co.ug/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">https://csj.co.ug/</a></p> <p>Climate Smart Jobs is also the funder of this podcast. Thanks to Halima Nalunkuma for being so generous with her time and knowledge. Drop us a line any time - <a href="mailto:climatetalkpod@gmail.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">climatetalkpod@gmail.com</a></p> <p>Thanks for listening and see you next time - </p> <p>Josephine </p> pfumvudza, Halima Nalunkuma, Kiryandongo, CSJ, Climate Smart Jobs, Uganda, Climate Change, minimum tillage agriculture, Kiryandongo Agro Input Center,mulching This is the story of how Halima Nalunkuma decided to become a provider of agricultural materials - and knowledge - to farmers. And how she's now working with refugeee communities to encourage minimal tilling agricultural methods, leading to improved yields and increased economic wellbeing in those communities. And crucially, improving their resilience in the face of climate change.

Halima Nalunkuma is Director of Kiryandongo Agro Input Center Limited. She's a great talker, equal parts inspiring, thoughtful and insighful, and as she mentions in our chat, she received support from the Climate Smart Jobs Initiative. It supports '...sustainable solutions for Ugandan smallholder farmers to respond to climate change.' You can find out more about the Climate Smart Jobs programme here:

https://csj.co.ug/

Climate Smart Jobs is also the funder of this podcast. Thanks to Halima Nalunkuma for being so generous with her time and knowledge. Drop us a line any time - climatetalkpod@gmail.com

Thanks for listening and see you next time -

Josephine

]]> This is the story of how Halima Nalunkuma decided to become a provider of agricultural materials - and knowledge - to farmers. And how she's now working with refugeee communities to encourage minimal tilling agricultural methods, leading to improved yields and increased economic wellbeing in those communities. And crucially, improving their resilience in the face of climate change.

Halima Nalunkuma is Director of Kiryandongo Agro Input Center Limited. She's a great talker, equal parts inspiring, thoughtful and insighful, and as she mentions in our chat, she received support from the Climate Smart Jobs Initiative. It supports '...sustainable solutions for Ugandan smallholder farmers to respond to climate change.' You can find out more about the Climate Smart Jobs programme here:

https://csj.co.ug/

Climate Smart Jobs is also the funder of this podcast. Thanks to Halima Nalunkuma for being so generous with her time and knowledge. Drop us a line any time - climatetalkpod@gmail.com

Thanks for listening and see you next time -

Josephine

]]> Episode 45: Pfumvudza - Simple, Scaleable, Climate-Smart Agriculture https://climatetalkuganda.fireside.fm/45 044813c3-6021-4f19-88dd-a6c623e6eb5d Fri, 20 Mar 2026 06:00:00 +0200 Josephine Karungi full Josephine Karungi Explaining 'Pfumvudza': Climate smart agriculture emphasizing minimum tillage, mulching, crop rotation, and timely planting. 54:43 no <p>Mulching. Doesn't sound so...exciting. But trust me, this is a totally compelling conversation. </p> <p>It's about 'Pfumvudza,' a conservation-based approach to agriculture that makes small parcels of land more productive through minimum tillage, mulching, crop rotation, and timely planting. Because it is focused on small plots of land, it can be especially effective in helping smallholder famrers and others with limited access to land - members of refguee communities, for instance.</p> <p>On their recent training visit to Uganda, I spoke with William Tom and Maqhawe Mthembu of Foundations for Farming. They're based in Zimbabwe, where pfumvudza has been in operation for some time. On this visit they were training communities in northern Uganda in effective use of pfumvudza. They explain the philosphical basis of the approach and the nuts and bolts of making it work. As explained on the Foundations for Farming Website, pfumvudza has some distinct characteristics:</p> <p>'To succeed, farmers follow the Foundations for Farming principles:</p> <p>• Do everything On Time<br> • At a High Standard<br> • Without Wastage<br> • And With Joy</p> <p>And remember the key conservation practices:</p> <p>• Minimal soil disturbance – no ploughing, only planting basins<br> • Maximum soil cover – no burning, always mulch<br> • Crop rotation – maintain fertility and break pest cycles<br> • High management – plan, measure, and care faithfully'</p> <p>Maqhawe and William argue that it offers an opportunity for smallholders from every community to make their land more productive, and eliminate food insecurity at a family level. </p> <p>You can find out more here:<br> <a href="https://foundationsforfarming.org.zw/?page_id=10087" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">https://foundationsforfarming.org.zw/?page_id=10087</a></p> <p>Speical thanks to our guests for this epsiode - William Tom and Maqhawe Mthembu - for a fascinating and illuminating conversation. And as always, thanks to you for listening.<br> Drop us a line anytime - <a href="mailto:climatetalkpod@gmail.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">climatetalkpod@gmail.com</a></p> <p>And see you next time,</p> <p>Josephine</p> William Tom, Maqhawe Mthembu, Foundations for Farming, pfumvudza, conservation agriculture, crop rotation, mulching, minimal tilling, agroecology,Uganda,Zimbabwe Mulching. Doesn't sound so...exciting. But trust me, this is a totally compelling conversation.

It's about 'Pfumvudza,' a conservation-based approach to agriculture that makes small parcels of land more productive through minimum tillage, mulching, crop rotation, and timely planting. Because it is focused on small plots of land, it can be especially effective in helping smallholder famrers and others with limited access to land - members of refguee communities, for instance.

On their recent training visit to Uganda, I spoke with William Tom and Maqhawe Mthembu of Foundations for Farming. They're based in Zimbabwe, where pfumvudza has been in operation for some time. On this visit they were training communities in northern Uganda in effective use of pfumvudza. They explain the philosphical basis of the approach and the nuts and bolts of making it work. As explained on the Foundations for Farming Website, pfumvudza has some distinct characteristics:

'To succeed, farmers follow the Foundations for Farming principles:

• Do everything On Time
• At a High Standard
• Without Wastage
• And With Joy

And remember the key conservation practices:

• Minimal soil disturbance – no ploughing, only planting basins
• Maximum soil cover – no burning, always mulch
• Crop rotation – maintain fertility and break pest cycles
• High management – plan, measure, and care faithfully'

Maqhawe and William argue that it offers an opportunity for smallholders from every community to make their land more productive, and eliminate food insecurity at a family level.

You can find out more here:
https://foundationsforfarming.org.zw/?page_id=10087

Speical thanks to our guests for this epsiode - William Tom and Maqhawe Mthembu - for a fascinating and illuminating conversation. And as always, thanks to you for listening.
Drop us a line anytime - climatetalkpod@gmail.com

And see you next time,

Josephine

]]> Mulching. Doesn't sound so...exciting. But trust me, this is a totally compelling conversation.

It's about 'Pfumvudza,' a conservation-based approach to agriculture that makes small parcels of land more productive through minimum tillage, mulching, crop rotation, and timely planting. Because it is focused on small plots of land, it can be especially effective in helping smallholder famrers and others with limited access to land - members of refguee communities, for instance.

On their recent training visit to Uganda, I spoke with William Tom and Maqhawe Mthembu of Foundations for Farming. They're based in Zimbabwe, where pfumvudza has been in operation for some time. On this visit they were training communities in northern Uganda in effective use of pfumvudza. They explain the philosphical basis of the approach and the nuts and bolts of making it work. As explained on the Foundations for Farming Website, pfumvudza has some distinct characteristics:

'To succeed, farmers follow the Foundations for Farming principles:

• Do everything On Time
• At a High Standard
• Without Wastage
• And With Joy

And remember the key conservation practices:

• Minimal soil disturbance – no ploughing, only planting basins
• Maximum soil cover – no burning, always mulch
• Crop rotation – maintain fertility and break pest cycles
• High management – plan, measure, and care faithfully'

Maqhawe and William argue that it offers an opportunity for smallholders from every community to make their land more productive, and eliminate food insecurity at a family level.

You can find out more here:
https://foundationsforfarming.org.zw/?page_id=10087

Speical thanks to our guests for this epsiode - William Tom and Maqhawe Mthembu - for a fascinating and illuminating conversation. And as always, thanks to you for listening.
Drop us a line anytime - climatetalkpod@gmail.com

And see you next time,

Josephine

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