About the RUFORUM 2010 Biennal Conference
"The 2010 RUFORUM Biennial Conference was the second in the series. The main objective of the Biennial conferences is to provide a platform for agricultural research for development stakeholders in Africa and beyond to actively exchange findings and experiences, while at the same time learning lessons towards improving performance of the agricultural sector and ultimately people’s livelihoods. The biennial conference is RUFORUM’s most comprehensive meeting for the diversity of stakeholders in agriculture. It is especially dedicated to graduate students and their supervisors, grantees in RUFORUM member universities and alumni. It is a platform for peer review, quality control, mentorship, networking and shared learning. This record contains an extended abstract accepted under the theme of Information Systems"
Empowering primary school children to produce food to mitigate short-term hunger through school gardening: The case of Universal primary schools in Kamuli and Soroti Districts, Uganda
Abstract:
Short-term hunger caused by inability of parents to pay for or
pack lunch for their children threatens success of Universal
Primary Education in Uganda. School gardening if properly
introduced offers a sustainable solution that empowers the pupils
to gain life skills in agriculture and to produce food for school
feeding programme. Agricultural clubs inspire and motivate pupils
to practice agriculture when they own the enterprises. The clubs
also enable pupils to learn other skills associated with selforganisation,
leadership and teamwork. Sustainability of school
gardening, however, requires commitment and joint engagement
of researchers, extension workers, school administration, parents
and local leadership.
La faim à court terme causée par l’incapacité des parents à
payer le déjeuner ou à l’emballer pour leurs enfants constitue
un danger pour la réussite dans l’Enseignement Primaire
Universelle (EPU) en Ouganda. Les jardins scolaires, s’ils sont
correctement mis en place, offrent une solution durable qui
permet aux élèves d’acquérir des aptitudes vitales dans
l’agriculture et de produire à manger pour le programme
d’alimentation scolaire. Les clubs agricoles inspirent et motivent
les élèves à pratiquer l’agriculture quand ils ont des initiatives
propres. Ces clubs permettent aussi aux élèves d’acquérir
d’autres aptitudes liées à l’auto-organisation, au leadership et
au travail d’équipe. Cependant, la durabilité de jardinage à l’école
exige la responsabilité et l’engagement conjoint des chercheurs,
des vulgarisateurs, de l’administration scolaire, des parents et
des dirigeants locaux.
Language:
English
The case of Universal primary schools in Kamuli and Soroti Districts, Uganda
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2010
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East Africa
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RUFORUM Conferences and Workshops
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Open Access
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Printed resource
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1841-1846
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