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We share what works, what doesn't, and why, as we build the farm. These notes first appeared on our LinkedIn page.
Which KR clones pollinate each other? We planted 3,500 trees to find out
One thing about coffee production that is not commonly known: Robusta largely can’t pollinate itself. A tree needs pollen from a compatible…
Colour-coded pegs failed. Planting in sequence works.
Agroforestry implies several species on the same plot. Complications like this can become messy, unless there is a smart fix. For our first…
When contour lines and commercial spacing disagree
We're standing on an empty site at Kawa Tamu, gearing up for the coming planting season. Commercial coffee wants order: straight lines, consistent…
Cover crops versus weeds: first trial results
Cover crops are often pitched as the clean regenerative alternative to herbicides. Our first trial at Kawa Tamu says: not so fast.
Thirty acres: deciding where to start
We've secured the 30 acres for Kawa Tamu's future, beautifully set alongside a papyrus wetland with the Rwenzori mountains faint in the…
Why we started a farm of our own
For 15 years, we have worked across rural Uganda supporting smallholder agronomy training programmes, whether for NGOs or for exporters: the kind…