Development practitioner and land rights activist
It was during my time as a student that I together with other students co-founded Youth Agrarian Society, an organization that sought to facilitate the participation of young men and women in land and agriculture developments to in order to fight poverty. We then mobilized youth from peri-urban and rural communities who shared the same vision as ours, for us to articulate with a strong voice, youth`s interests and concerns on agriculture and land matters. Thus Youth Agrarian Society became our focal point for access to information and deliberating on important land and agriculture issues.
Youth Agrarian Society serves to create a platform for youth to have access to land and sustainable utilization of such land for farming purposes. Key activities that are implored by the organization entail training on agriculture entrepreneurship, advocacy on pro-poor and youth centered land policies and information dissemination. To date the organization has managed to implement a number of projects despite the limited availability of funds. Noteworthy projects include training of young people on nutritional gardening, fruit-tree nurseries management, conservation agriculture, organic farming and climate smart agriculture.
