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Donatien, Rwanda Photo: © 2019 ADRA | Frank Spangler
“Before EMBRACE, the people here used to use only chemical EMBRACE also taught them how they can protect the soil and
fertilizers. EMBRACE didn’t tell them to stop using chemical the environment by using trees mixed with other crops. It’s
fertilizers but instead showed them the positive benefits of called agro-forestry and it’s very helpful. They encourage the
using natural fertilizer – manure. Manure from animals like population to cultivate trees. In Rwanda, there’s a saying that
chickens and cows. From the moment they received the if you harvest one tree, you should plant two. EMBRACE
trainings, they started to use manure and reducing their use teaches that, reminding the people to care for their
of chemical fertilizers. Manure leads to a high yield of environment. Now everyone here knows how they can better
production. take care of the environment, the soil, and other
ecosystems.”
Photo: © 2019 ADRA | Frank Spangler
