Stay Tree

Good for climate and small farmers

This program empowers Ugandan smallholder farmers to take climate action through tree planting that restores soil fertility and boosts income. Enriched soils support profitable crops like peanuts and beans, while five new nurseries supply seedlings for the project. Four Ugandan partner organizations under the Latek Stay Alliance provide hands-on training in sustainable land management to ensure lasting impact..

 

This makes small farmers climate protectionists: The programm begins with comprehensive training for smallholder farmers, supported by four Ugandan partner organizations under the Latek Stay Alliance. Through five newly established nurseries, tree seedlings are provided to participating farmers who learn sustainable tree planting practices. Beyond tree planting, farmers are encouraged to intercrop fast-growing trees with vegetables such as peanuts and beans, ensuring both short-term income and market opportunities. In the long run, the trees also serve as a renewable source of wood, contributing to sustainable livelihoods and environmental conservation.

In the programme we issue seedlings to the participating farmers. But they don’t just plant trees: they grow fast-growing nuts or vegetables between the rows of trees, especially peanuts and beans. They promise income and sales on the markets soon. In the long term, farmers also cut wood as a renewable raw material.

Sustainability to the power of three

 

We strive not only for short-term success, but for lasting improvements. The program has a triple lasting impact:

  • Trees against climate change
  • Renaturalized soils for renewable resources such as trees and vegetables
  • Reliable surplus income for families, giving them scope for better healthcare and education for their children

In the Stay Bee training, training participants are imparted knowledge and training material and the important protective equipment is provided. Even after the training courses, employees of the educational social enterprises visit the small farmers: who helped them. In addition, an exchange of experiences takes place in group meetings. And finally, they receive help in marketing the honey – so that their harvest becomes an income.

Stay Trees in numbers

 

 

local partner organizations implement the program and guarantee local roots

 

Small farmers have already been trained in the Stay Bee program

 

Our program partner Fairventures brings this number of hectares of experience . They have already reforested that much





 


 


Strong partners guarantee the success of Stay Tree


For this program, our friends from Fairventures Worldwide contribute a lot of experience. Fairventures has already reforested almost 1700 hectares of forest in large-scale projects in the tropics. With the partner organizations of the LATEK Stay Alliance Uganda, local social entrepreneurs are on board that know the needs of the people in their home country and speak their language – literally.


Agroforestry program photos


Setting up nursery beds for an agroforestry project is a smart and sustainable move! Nursery beds are essential for raising healthy tree seedlings before transplanting them into the main agroforestry site.

In support of the agroforestry project, tree seedlings are allocated to social entrepreneurs to encourage climate-smart agricultural practices.