Sokhulu restoration of the oodplains workshop outline
Item
Description
Material
required
Time
allocation
Purpose of
the day
Vusi
Introductions
Attendees to state their name, village and
activities in the oodplain incl crops grown
Attendance
register
30 minutes
Discussion
Who and who’s not involved in involved in
the oodplains? Participants would be
asked to sit in their village groups mapping
out where activities are in the oodplains
and marking those out.
Where going? With whom? Transport?
Maps, kokis,
markers
15-20 minutes
Plenary
Discussion of climate change impacts:
have farmers noticed changed in climate
and what have they witnessed as impacts
of the mentioned changes
Flip chart,
kokis
20 minutes
Past,
present,
future
Production process-how are people
growing their crops, how did they grow
them in the past, how are they likely to
grow food in the future
Flip chart,
kokis,
prestick
30 minutes
Presentation
Climate change impacts in the region: drop
in the water table, loss of wetlands,
ooding, drought, burning, soil destruction
in cropping areas, clearing of vegetation
Data
projector, pc
with
presentation
20 minutes
Possible
solutions
Possible solution: less/no ploughing, raised
beds, furrows, mulching, organic farming,
permanent ridges, Nkovukeni raised beds
along channels, less burning
Data
projector, pc
with
presentation
20 minutes
Discussion: Alien clearing and possible
options -linkages with yes Youth…
1>In abandoned plots, with aliens or
not, but no longer fertile (either
inundated or not plant some useful
indigenous plants
2>Or in areas where invaded with gum
– can clear that – around
homesteads – wants to remove and
plant again… chopped down or
clear stumps…
3>Training in propagation of
indigenous multipurpose plants–
Yes youth and interested parties, ,,-
propagation starter pack… can buy
them back….
Vusi, Mazwi
Presentation
Some agroforestry examples
Data
projector, pc
20 minutes
with
presentation
Natural
vegetation
What natural vegetation, reeds, trees,
bushes in the area that people know are
useful
Flip chart,
kokis,
prestick
45 minutes
Plenary
Suggestions of useful plants that people
would be prepared to grown
Flip chart,
kokis
30 minutes
Closure
Proposed next steps
Flip chart,
kokis
20 minutes