As a son of a farmer, I am always confounded and reminded of Bill Gates' quotation “Innovations that are guided by smallholder farmers, adapted to local circumstances, and sustainable for the economy and environment will be necessary to ensure food security in the future”. Therefore, I strive to emulate the farming practices of my forefathers and at the same time improve on these practices through research, such that farming communities like the ones I was raised in can improve their livelihoods.
In 2017, as a volunteer for the Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT), Kawanda, Uganda, I decided to apply for a Masters in Plant Breeding and Seed Systems at Makerere University. I was then graced with another perfect opportunity by Dr. Peter Wasswa, a Lecturer at the Department of Agricultural Production, Makerere University. I was to be part of the cassava Community Action Research Programmes Plus (CARP+) coordinated by Professor Agnes Wakesho Mwang’ombe from the University of Nairobi under the banner of the Regional Universities Forum for Capacity Building in Agriculture (RUFORUM).
Growing up as a kid in Lutengo village, Buwama sub-county, Mpigi District in Uganda, I always knew the benefits of growing cassava. Now that an opportunity had dawned on me in form of the RUFORUM CARP+ project, I seized it with both hands and with good intentions of learning from other cassava farming communities.
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