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What about you throw seeds and they just grow? |
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by Bonface Obuba | 21-01-2019 17:33
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Human beings are incredibly intelligent. But the irony is, we have invented ingenious devices to destroy nature and ourselves. We are now seeing the damage we have done to the environment and which demands we use our creativity to combat it.
There are numerous green innovations around the world. They include vertical farming, electric cars and zero emission building. Today I'm going to celebrate an innovator from my home country, Kenya. Before we proceed it will be imperative you to give you this background: According to FAO, 'over 2.4 billion people cook their food using open fires and primitive stoves. In Africa, the dependence on wood fuel for cooking is over 60%, in Asia and Oceania it is over 40%.' This has contributed to egregious deforestation.  Photo credits: www.seedballskenya.com Teddy Kinyanjui is the founder of Cookswell, a company that deals in charcoal, stoves and ovens. He is out to solve this challenge.He invented seed balls that can be thrown using a gun or a slingshot and grow into trees without the need for actual planting. Seed-balling can be done on a large scale using a helicopter. The seeds are protected by a tough layer of biochar to stave off attacks from insects and rodents. The seed balls only germinate when the conditions are right. This innovation has brought a revolution in the country. REFERENCES http://www.fao.org/cfs/home/blog/blog-articles/article/en/c/1043319/ www.seedballskenya.com
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10 Comments
Thank you all for your kind comments
Posted 05-02-2019 04:47
Wow lots of comments up here, very interested in this issue :)
Thanks to Bonface, rather than artificial means of throwing out seeds at certain place that can trigger soil degradation, it is more natural for us and ecofriendly to our farmland to choose this way.
Hope other regional ambassadors can get some ideas from this, and implement to their own project
Thanks for your report!
Posted 26-01-2019 18:15
Thanks for sharing the report!! ':)
Posted 24-01-2019 19:27
Hey Bonface!
I trust you are well!
We as humans have tried to build our own empires to the direct expense of the environment. But now we have come to a point where because of our actions, the very same Earth we built our empires on is now being our demise.
Africa is still a third world country with many still being dependent on wood and charcoal as their form of heat for cook and keeping warm in the winter times.
This had cause greater carbon emissions in the atmosphere, resulting in global warming!
I truely am at awe with the work that Teddy Kinyanjuihas done. He has put forth an initiative that is bound to make airwaves and encourage many to just throw a seed and watch it grow!
I wish him all the best with his initiative and I would like to thank you for letting up know about this in your report update!
Stay blessed Bonface!
Yours sincerely
Rosa Domingos
Posted 24-01-2019 18:37
Amazing, this is the technology which can solve our decreasing forest problem, here in nepal
Posted 23-01-2019 12:19
Wow, Nice concept of seedball for tree planting. Interesting.
Posted 22-01-2019 03:40
Hello,
Bonface Obuba
Namaste from Nepal, Country of Mt Everest and Lord Buddha
I hope you are fit, fine, happy and healthy there :)
I am happy after reading this article, in my course also i study about this concept to grow pastures for animals.
This can be very suitable in sloppy land and area where human cant go,
outer covering will help to prevent from decaying and eating by birds.
Thanks for the beautiful report,
Keep working to make your environment clean and healthy
Keep writing great report.
Green Cheers
DPK
Posted 22-01-2019 03:19
Bonface really people like kinjayui are the inspiration for the whole world.
Posted 22-01-2019 02:02
amazing. Thank you Bonface sharing us the technology.
Posted 21-01-2019 22:50
Wow. This looks so amazing. Thank you Bonface sharing us the technology of your country Kenya. Since some seed have go through certain seed dormancy. I would like to know how will this process continue when they are protected by a tough layer of biochar.
Keep writing great report Bonface.
I'm looking forward for your next report.
Best Wishes from Nepal
Green Cheers :) :) :)
Posted 21-01-2019 19:06