Farming for the disabled and orphanage homes is another way I could use to provide food on their dinning table - Liberian farmer

By  Uche Isieke


According to a United Nations account, 500 million small farms worldwide, most still rainfed, provide up to 80 per cent of food consumed in a large part of the developing world. Investing in smallholder women and men is an important way to increase food security and nutrition for the poorest, as well as food production for local and global markets.


Aloysius Robert , a young Liberian farmer,  acknowledging this fact, hence his resolve  to work to improve the live and livelihood of less privileged homes and orphans in his country  through sustainable farming methods to achieve food security.

For over two years, he has engaged more than 300 disabled children from Orphanage Homes, in agriculture production to strengthen their capacity to cope and improve their living conditions.

He said " as agric technician, I'm looking at the food insecurity problem among the disabled,and finding a smart ways of  farming, for the disabled and less fortunate, in sustainable agriculture to tackle hunger and poverty "

Robert's passion was bone out the need to bridge the emotional, physical and social developmental gap among the less fortunate, who are most likely to suffer depression and low self-esteem. Sustainable land management methods such as organic farming, is one way local communities should adopt to enhance or restore degraded soil production capacity, and for healthy foods,while contributing to  the global carbon emission reduction.


Robert is also a volunteer with  Rural Watch Africa Initiative- RUWAI , a non profit that focuses on strengthening the resilience of poor rural communities and the disadvantage groups facing environmental ( land) degradation, climate change impact and poverty. Amongst his  set targets is to acquire relevant skills such as sign language techniques to enable him communicate effectively with the deaf amongst the group. He is also in search of a new knowledge that would strengthen the capacity of  the blind to lead themselves through the farm, without much assistance. He's presently learning new methods to sustainable farming and land management; and better ways of  involving the disabled.

Part of farm produce  from the Orphanage Home garden are sold to food stores ,and income generated are use to carter for their needs.

Rural Watch Africa Initiative- RUWAI has been working with a large number of volunteers across countries of Africa to ensure effective implementation of  the SDGs, to reduce poverty among the rural dwellers, mitigate climate change,while introducing relevant adaptation skills for women,youth and the disabled. With its vision to achieve a greener,resilient and productive Africa, devoid of hunger and poverty induced crisis; RUWAI is transforming  Africa's landscapes for sustainability and prosperity.