Can mushrooms be an answer to malnutrition? Meet Rwamwanja Rural Foundation

Are mushrooms an answer to malnutrition? Meet Rwamwanja Rural Foundation, one of our partners in East Africa and an organisation devoted to transforming lives through permaculture principles and land by the use of design.

In 2022, RRF partnered with Regenerosity to expand their mushroom production in Rwamwanja refugee settlement and beyond. They aimed to showcase how oyster mushrooms can grow on garden 'waste' quickly, and in small spaces that farmers wouldn't otherwise use for cultivation, like sheds.

RRF have now trained hundreds of people in cultivating mushrooms in refugee settlements, enabling refugee farmers to earn an income, increase their nutritional input, and cycle 'waste' into nutrient-rich compost.

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Rachel Steele