Alexander Agricultural & Environmental Advocacy

Neen Extracts Today it’s no cost pest control! Use neem leaves to make a pest control solution. Neem spray is effective against many pests of grain and vegetable crops. For example, neem spray can affect locusts, bean aphids, whiteflies, houseflies, Mexican bean beetles, Colorado potato beetles, corn earworms, and cabbage loopers. And because there are always green leaves on neem trees you can pick them whenever you need them to make the spray. Here is how some farmers In Uganda make neem leaf spray: To make five litres of spray use about 2 kilograms of fresh neem leaves. Put the leaves into a pot or source pan and add five litres of water. Boil the mixture until the green colour is gone from the leaves to make the whole water turn now green, When the green colour is gone it means that the part of the leaves that affects the insects has gone into the water. Let the water cool overnight. The next day, remove the leaves or filter the mixture through a fine cloth. Now you have a ne...

Right, we finally managed to wrap our heads around the concept that climate change is undeniable and real. And that we have to take action if we are to avert the majority of negative side-effects that this environmental disease, so to speak, brings along. So far, so good. Unfortunately, the close reader will quickly realise the fallacy here.   Yes, we have - some notable exceptions aside - largely agreed on the validity and reality of global warming. The Paris Climate Agreement and Poland COP24 are testament to this. Yet we somehow seem unable to turn this around to actual, hard-hitting action.   Lots of written words. Millions and millions of them, to be exact - these included. Lots of vague promises and pledges. Some half-hearted initiatives of the largest polluting countries and companies, that are all too easily mistaken for a publicity ploy instead. Yet the real urgency seems to be sorely lacking. Take the antibiotics or sit it out? Let’s draw the obvious compa...

If there is one thing that most people will readily agree on, it must be that the way that we currently feed ourselves is highly ineffective. Polluting. And, at the same time, incapable of providing sufficient food for the ever-growing population of the world. Agriculture has become synonymous with a best effort, especially now that many in the developed nations are facing a hefty shortage of qualified personnel and resources, while developing countries are overexploiting the land and human resources. What is wrong with  agriculture ? Even though some will try to nuance the above, it should - if anything - be amplified and emphasised at any given opportunity. The current state of farming is alarming and should worry all of us. While it is putting a huge strain on the environment and the world as a whole, it is painfully incapable of meeting demand. Something that must be changed if we are hoping to still be around in another couple of hundred years. The growing demand for ...

Land and water are the greatest assets and resources God gave mankind. Without land, about 80% of Ugandans, who depend on land directly, will have nowhere to grow crops for food or for cash, or where to build houses to live in and houses for shops, businesses and factories where our people get employment. A prominent Briton, Sir Winston Churchill, then in British Colonial Office, visited Uganda in 1906. He described Uganda as the Pearl of Africa because of its fantastic climate and good soil that is capable of supporting a wide range of crops. However, due to poor soil management and climatic changes, we are losing our land with impunity and we are unable to enjoy the fruits of the Pearl as we ought to and before long, there will be no suitable land where we can grow crops for food, for cash crops or for agro-raw materials for our industries. This will hinder our sustainable agricultural productivity and national economic development. This will result in food insecurity and pov...

Be Conscious...Be Aware....Today And For Tomorrow  That's just  the beginning...  You 'think' you are so smart, so wise  You-  Yes-  You... will help make it wither and die  For there will be no more healthy insects, precious bees and flies  Look- go on, unaware human- please open those eyes...  The sun is melting into over-heated waters  Fix it now for (future) sons and daughters Every vein on every tree quietly bleeds  Don't make it always about your own needs  The stars are losing their foothold as diamonds in the sky  Sea creatures are choking on our garbage we cannot let them die  It is getting passionately hotter, not the kind from a lover's embrace  It is because earth's precious climate is falling from eternal grace  Your planet.  Your water.  Your air.  Your soil...  You are borrowing it.  Preserve it for future generations....don't stab it bit by bit.....

Its not Anaa ,not eve, not Lynne not Dorothy not Nashim ,not john .not joans, not vivian, but Behind my bedroom window with in my compounds in an old boot car scrap Stands an old majestic tree. She's been standing there for decades, Just as proud as she can be. And every morning when I wake, She's the first thing I see. This lovely constant in my life, So magnificent and free. I can see the early, rising sun Peeking through her lush green leaves. I can hear her moving gently, In the summer's warming breeze. She has a personality That she wants the world to see. And her moods are ever changing Behind her silent dignity. She responds to every season, In her own unfettered way. All we have to do is gaze at her To know what season's on its way. In the Spring she comes alive again, As her leaves begin to bloom. And beneath the sun's attention, You can almost see her swoon. And in the heat of the summertime, When her joy is magnified. She...

From so early morning bees, you start  To succeed your day contributing much honey to hive  As if, it is your life;  The flowers frunkly welcome you all the times  May be day or night  So any time you easily sit on them All the flowers know you well  As you do them great help while collecting nectar  Being pollen connectors;  You sit on all kinds of flowers  Big flowers, small flowers, even grass-flowers  Wheet flowers, paddy flowers;  Apple flowers, strawberry flowers, grapes flowers  You do help much the farmers in all world continents and we Farmers get greater outputs So I call you the co-farmers, the contributors;  Pure honey I get from your labor  I use as sweet and madicines for sickness  I'm thankful to you and for all these;  You also teach me how to be active workers  How to collect things from so complexity  Without harming others' purity and beauty;  Y...

What is garbage? ·Ga bage is unwanted material at that time. Where does it come from? ·Garbage can be generated from homes, schools, work places, among many others What happens if waste is not managed properly? ·Diseases such as Diarrhea, Malaria, and Cholera, dysentery, worms etc and disasters are some of the possible outcomes from poor management. What should we do to reduce garbage? ·         Garbage should be made useful in order for it to be reduced. What are the benefits of good waste management? ·hi Manure, Scrap materials, Charcoal, Handcrafts , Source of income etc. At the end of the story, u can appreciate the need for garbage recycling and were more than ready to learn about the different ways of reusing and reducing garbage. Note that solid waste management is a major issue in the slums where the federation members reside. Waste management as defined in the training refers to how we handle waste. A d...

Freeeee Plastics. Lets let's Go Green vegan diet and no buying of products wrapped in or containing plasticsdiet and no buying of products wrapped in or containing plastics Why plastic-free? I used to think that it didn’t matter how much plastic I produced because I could recycle it so expanding its life span. I discovered late last year that this is not necessarily the case as the UK produces so much plastic waste, we have to export it as we don’t have the capacity to recycle all of it. The particularly shocking part is that the countries we export it to also lack the sufficient infrastructure and so they burn it! I, and many other people I’m sure, do not recycle plastic intending for it to be burnt! My initial reaction was frustration (how can the Africa, a developing nation, not have the infrastructure to recycle its plastic waste?), then confusion (what on earth can I do with my plastic waste now?!), and finally clarity (Of course! I can just not produce any plasti...

👌👌Tips on bee keeping.  *Reasons Beekeeping is Awesome and Why You Should Do it Too!!* I am sure you have ever heard the term ‘busy as a bee 🐝 or most people have. But have you ever considered getting an up close look at how busy bees actually are? Well, if you haven’t, you should. Raising bees is becoming more popular year by year, months by months. It is an interesting hobby that has tons of benefits. Today I want to share with you all of the reasons you should consider becoming a beekeeper. But before i do, please read about the dangers in beekeeping. We want you to be well-informed before making any decisions.  *📌Extracted Honey 🍯* :- The obvious reason many people keep bees is for the honey. I was not aware of the taste difference in honey until I began keeping  my own bees. When you eat different types of honeys, you realise a difference in their taste, Just ask other beekeepers if you don't believe me. Actually,  local raw honey does more than ...