Intervention and Adaptations

Shamba Maisha Intervention

Agricultural Commodities 

• KickStart “Starter Pump”
• Hosing, fertilizer, seeds, vegetable seedlings, and mature compost. 

Agricultural Training 

• Develop model demonstration farms in the community to deliver training.
• Didactic and practical skills training will be offered weekly at the model farm; Topics will be rotated to ensure all participants receive full coverage and topics relevant for the season will be emphasized.  

Model farms 

• Participants will harvest vegetables for home consumption until their individual farms start producing vegetables in 6-8 weeks. Participants will also receive seedlings and compost while training to jump-start their own production at home. 

Intervention Adaptations

Based on the prior work, we have adapted the Shamba Maisha intervention:

• We will be using a lighter (2.5kg) less expensive, and more transportable water pump as part of the intervention. 
• The agricultural commodities will be donated to the participants rather than using a loan. 
• The training sessions will take place on demonstration plots located in the community.  They will include video lessons as well as hands-on training.
• Participants will receive seedlings, compost, and harvest from the model farms to ensure they can benefit from increased vegetable production as soon as possible, and access to a nutritious diet.