• Episode 18: Two Innovations: Retaining Soil Moisture and Improving Soil Productivity

  • Feb 20 2025
  • Length: 23 mins
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Episode 18: Two Innovations: Retaining Soil Moisture and Improving Soil Productivity

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  • Nicholas Najuna and Namutebi Muniirah are each developing new technologies to deal with aspects of climate change that particularly affect small holder farmers. Nicholas is founder and CEO of Afrotym (https://afrotym.com/products/), developing what they refer to as a 'waterbank' - a natural, biodegradable way of storing moisture within the soil. Namutebi Muniirah is co-founder of Umuntu Agrobiotics (https://umuntuagrobiotics.com/solutions) where her team has been developing Bio-Blend, a low cost microbial solution designed to increase soil productivity. Both guests are beneficiaries of The Uganda Climate Innovation Fund - helping them develop their products and bring them to market. You can find out more about the Climate Innovation Fund here: https://csj.co.ug/page/about-ucif ...and details of what the fund covers here: https://csj.co.ug/page/available-support
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