Karin village is small agricultural village near the port city Bosaso, majority of the residents are crop farmers while the rest are livestock keepers, this community mainly depends on farming for their food security but they usually face the constraint of enough farming space, severe droughts and also they are always interfered by floods which completely affects their productivity and yields, the floods erodes and washes away all the fertile soil in the farms. In the farms different varieties of crops are grown, if the soil erosion problem caused by floods is not checked and control in time, we will lose this kind of production.
This area also has many households as IDPs; the families were displaced after most of them lost all their animals to the current drought. The mostly affected are the elderly, women and children. They have been left behind as men and boys trek long distances with animals in search of pasture.
The farms will create more farming fields that will translate to better and more yield creating a more food secured community among the locals and also generating income from selling the surplus of their harvest.
In 2019, the activities involved are:
• Farm extension for vegetable /fruit /crop gardens
In order for the communities in the area to produce enough food for their consumption and for sale, they requested that we expand for them the farming fields and gardens, which entails clearing of the bushes and levelling of grounds, in the project, we plan to help them expand farming fields, the farm that would be created will be used by the community for several years as agreed and relevant parties.
• Installing solar system Pump
Due to its affordability in maintenance and running, we plan to install solar water pump to the shallow wells for the farmers, this will enable them have enough water for their farming at all times at affordable operating cost, unlike now where they use diesel powered generators that is so expensive for them to operate making them run into losses.
• Construction of water tanks :
Construction of water tank 100% of the work has been accomplished and the rest of the work will be concluded on the first week of July, which will be followed by the installation of solar System for Karin farms.
The water tanks which will act as reservoirs, will be used by farmers to store water during the day when there is enough sun for solar, then the water will be used in the evening and early morning for crops when there is no sun and in other emergency cases.
• Capacity building and training
The farmers lack information and knowledge on efficient and resourceful methods of farming; we plan to train them on the current and profitable farm technique and methods, the training will provide experiential, skills-based education in sustainable farming, The farmers will be equipped with agricultural skills touching on assortment of best seeds and how fodder production is done and established.