KEGRA has over years developed capacity through working with government agencies as well as non government agencies and the private sector. Kegra has been in tree seedlings production and management for over 15 years. Our wealth of experience in tree seedlings production at our Keirere Tree Nursery bed Centre is grouped in 4 categories as shown below;
S/No. | Category | Annual Nursery Bed Capacity (No. of Seedlings) |
---|---|---|
1. | Wealth and Livelihood Improvement (crops; tea, coffee, macadamia, improved mangoes, Fene, Guava, improved Oranges etc). | 2,000,000 |
2. | Conservation and Sustainable Land Management Tree Seedlings (terminelia, Gravelia, Prunus Africana, Macamia etc). | 1,000,000 |
3. | Ornamental and Beautification. | 600,000 |
4. | Soil and Water Conservation, Grasses and Bamboo (vetiver, bamboo, Napier etc). | 2,500,000 |
Below we provide a small selection of different assignments successfully executed by KEGRA over the years.
ASSIGNMENT | PERIOD | CLIENT |
---|---|---|
Growing of vetiver grass for slope stabilization along Fortportal – Bundibugyo road and community mobilization/sensitization on and soil water conservation as well as erosion control technologies. | 2012-2013 | UNRA/CROSSROADS |
Growing Vetiver for erosion control in Mpanga river catchment area as well as mobilization/sensitization on soil water conservation as well as erosion controls technologies. | 2013-2014 | JOINT EFFORTS TO SAVE THE ENVIRONMENT (JESE) |
Supply and growing fruit tree seedlings to schools in Bushenyi, Kabale, Mitooma, Buhweju and Rubirizi under the Multi-Sectoral Food and Nutrition Programme. | 2016-2018 | MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE ANIMAL INDUSTRY AND FISHERIES (MAAIF) - MULTI-SECTORAL FOOD AND NUTRITION PROGRAMME |
Feed the future commodity production and Marketing project. Promoting conservation farming among small holder farmers of beans, maize of coffee. | 2015-2019 | USAID-FEED THE FUTURE PROJECT |
Supply of tea seedlings under a framework contract for three years. | 2015 - 2018 | National Agricultural Advisory Services |
Accreditation to supply agricultural inputs under Agriculture Cluster Development Project (ACDP). | 2019 -2022 | Ministry of Agriculture Animal Industry and Fisheries (MAAIF) |