Permaculture’s original meaning was a contraction of the words “permanent”and “agriculture”, Permaculture is the conscious design and maintenance of agriculturally productive ecosystems which have the diversity, stability, and resilience of natural ecosystems.
The goal of this type of farming is to maximize agricultural produce from a small piece of land and using ecosystem friendly climate smart agriculture practices The Madisi permaculture demonstration farm is designed to be a learning platform for farmers to see how the farm is maximising the land to produce more.
The land is 10 acres and already houses 50 different types of crops These include fruits such as pawpaw, bananas avocados and many others. The farm also grows vegetables and cereals.
The farm is also starting animal farming to help produce manure for the crops.
This is because the design of permaculture is to use traditional ways of farming without inorganic fertilizers. It is also an enterprise which sell animal products. It’s a traditional wear of farming. It is a center where farmers learn manure making and different ways of growing crops.