{"id":86,"date":"2022-09-12T07:15:23","date_gmt":"2022-09-12T07:15:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.kulika.org\/?page_id=86"},"modified":"2026-10-02T16:14:26","modified_gmt":"2026-10-02T16:14:26","slug":"how-we-work","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.kulika.org\/de\/how-we-work\/","title":{"rendered":"Wie wir arbeiten"},"content":{"rendered":"

Wie wir arbeiten<\/p>

We train farmers, then walk alongside them<\/h1>

We train farmers in self-help groups in ecological organic agriculture, then support them for three to five years until they can carry on with limited backstopping from Kulika.<\/p>

300+<\/p>

Key Farmer Trainer<\/p><\/div>

3,286<\/p>

trained at our Centre in 2025<\/p><\/div>

16<\/p>

districts today<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>

\"Farmers<\/figure><\/div><\/div>\n\n

Our model<\/p>

Food for the household, surplus for income<\/h2>

Our eleven-month course mixes residential blocks at the Kulika Training Centre with time back on the farm, so farmers practise each skill at home before the next block.<\/p><\/div>

Reflect<\/h3>

Farmers reflect on their farm challenges and build a positive attitude to organic agriculture.<\/p><\/div>

Analyse resources<\/h3>

We help each farmer use the resources on their farm to grow food and sell the surplus.<\/p><\/div>

Save and market together<\/h3>

Groups start savings and loan associations and form marketing groups or cooperatives.<\/p><\/div>

Teach others<\/h3>

Trained farmers become trainers, passing skills to neighbours with our support.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n

Our principles<\/p>

The way we work<\/h2><\/div>
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Farmer to Farmer Extension<\/h3>

Key Farmer Trainers are experienced farmers we select and train to become educators, innovators and mentors in their own communities.<\/p>

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More than 300 have been trained. They run demonstration farms, teach climate-smart practices and support farmer groups, reducing dependence on outside extension services. Some reach as many as 225 neighbours each.<\/p><\/details><\/div>

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EOA and Climate Smart Agriculture<\/h3>

We help smallholder farmers adopt farming that protects soil, water and the environment while coping with a changing climate.<\/p>

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Crop rotation, composting and natural pest control cut soil degradation and pollution. We encourage farmers to revive traditional knowledge and combine it with organic and permaculture innovation. The Kulika Organic Pesticide was validated on nine demonstration sites and certified by UgoCert.<\/p><\/details><\/div>

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Whole Value Chains<\/h3>

We develop farmer-identified value chains for key organic commodities, from seed to sale.<\/p>

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With Mubende youth we strengthened the bean, maize and honey value chains, signed agreements with local traders and set up a bulking centre in each sub-county. Participatory Guarantee System groups with 249 members have been profiled for organic certification.<\/p><\/details><\/div>

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Social Innovation<\/h3>

Locally specific businesses that support farmers across the value chain without competing with the community.<\/p>

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Our social enterprise lines generated about UGX 112.8 million in 2025 and double as demonstration plots for the practices we teach. Farmers working with us as partners earn daily income from each activity.<\/p><\/details><\/div>

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Long Term Connection<\/h3>

Programmes driven by what communities need, with members involved from planning to implementation.<\/p>

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We design programmes to become self-sustaining, and keep in touch with alumni through tracer studies so past beneficiaries stay part of a learning network.<\/p><\/details><\/div>

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Learning Organisation<\/h3>

Continuous learning keeps our work relevant and improving.<\/p>

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Workshops, mentoring that pairs experienced and newer staff, and regular reflection. Our Training Centre hosted 98 interns in 2025, rated at 93 per cent by Makerere University supervisors.<\/p><\/details><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n

Results<\/p>

What our work achieved last year<\/h2><\/div>

Figures for 2025. Source: Kulika Organisational Profile, June 2026<\/p><\/div>

3,286<\/p>

people trained at the Kulika Training Centre<\/p><\/div>

2,100+<\/p>

learners and trainees reached directly<\/p><\/div>

41,000+<\/p>

tree seedlings raised and distributed<\/p><\/div>

250+<\/p>

acres under conservation and regeneration<\/p><\/div>

14,441<\/p>

livestock vaccinated<\/p><\/div>

2,220<\/p>

savings group members trained in financial literacy<\/p><\/div>

97.5%<\/p>

completion for out-of-school youth skills training<\/p><\/div>

UGX 112.8M<\/p>

earned by our social enterprises<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n

Methods<\/p>

Approaches we use<\/h2>

We review these regularly so they stay relevant and keep improving livelihoods.<\/p><\/div>

Farming practice<\/h3>