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Gloria Mushabe Receives Prestigious FAO Global Farmer Field Schools Innovation Award

November 20, 2024

Celebrating DIG’s Transformative Work with the Batwa Community in Uganda In a significant moment for Development in Gardening (DIG), Gloria Mushabe, our Executive Director in Uganda, was honored as a laureate of the FAO’s inaugural Global Farmer Field Schools Innovation Award. Gloria, a well-deserved recipient, has been a driving force behind DIG’s work in Uganda since 2018. Her deep knowledge of agroecology and unwavering commitment to community-led development have enabled DIG to effectively reach some of the most marginalized communities

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Growing Indigenous Forest Foods with the Batwa

June 20, 2023

Many Batwa youth couldn't access their ancestral forest foods until DIG started working with the elders to grow them in their gardens. Today people are coming from all over the area to try these nutritious fruits and vegetables and learn how to grow them right outside their doors.

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Celebrating the Batwa’s Indigenous Foodways

November 2, 2021

DIG's journey with the Batwa is only beginning. We have so much still to learn from this remarkable community. Together, we are embarking on a discovery project to identify and cultivate the Batwa's indigenous forest fruits and vegetables in their gardens.

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The Batwa of Southern Ugand

April 20, 2016

The Bwindi Impenetrable Forest in Southern Uganda is home to some of the greatest biodiversity on the planet. It’s sheltering trees and mist covered hillsides harken you back to an almost mythical time.  While the forest is home to over 400 plant species, 120 different mammal species and 350 different species of birds, perhaps its most beloved and sought after inhabitants are the 320 mountain gorillas, roughly half of the world’s remaining population, who roam its protected grounds. In 1991

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