Gayaza High School hosts students for farm camp
Running under the theme Skilling the Youth in Climate Smart Agriculture and Environmental Sustainability, the camp, which attracted close to 470 students, is running for five days.
Students from various schools in and around Kampala have converged at Gayaza High School to attend the Annual School Farm Camp. (Photo by Prossy Nandudu)
By Prossy Nandudu
Journalists @New Vision
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Students from various schools in and around Kampala have converged at Gayaza High School to attend the Annual School Farm Camp. Schools present include Atlas High School, Ndejje Senior Secondary School, Green Hill Academy, and Ntare School, among others.
Running under the theme Skilling the Youth in Climate Smart Agriculture and Environmental Sustainability, the camp, which attracted close to 470 students, is running for five days. The farm camp is organised by Gayaza High School with support from ENGSOL, URUS, GROW project, NUCAFE, among others.
According to Patrick Muhinda, the school farm manager and camp coordinator, students will be taken through climate-smart agriculture practices, selection of animal breeds that can adapt to climate change, value addition, entrepreneurship, mechanisation, and urban farming, among others.
On the first day, which was Saturday, August 23, 2025, students were taught how to use a seed row planter, different feeds for animals, pregnancy detection in animals using improved kits, poultry management, and urban farming, among others.
Some of the animal breeds the students were introduced to include the Jersey cow, which, according to Dr William Kabanda from URUS, is a small-sized breed with a large udder that produces between 20 to 35 litres of milk.
Students from various schools in and around Kampala have converged at Gayaza High School to attend the Annual School Farm Camp. (Photo by Prossy Nandudu)
Its milk has a higher butterfat content, which can be used to make cheese, ghee and ice cream, and the breed is also resilient to changing weather as it consumes less and converts it into energy.
Other activities the students will take part in during the five-day camp, which ends on August 26, 2025, include a visit to a coffee processing factory in Namanve and a dairy farm on Bombo Road.
The third day will focus on value addition to products such as milk, bananas and potatoes, while the fourth day will be dedicated to entrepreneurship, among others.