National Fisheries Solidarity Movement facilitated the
process of promoting organic home garden as an option for the food security.
Food sovereignty is one of the main concerns of NAFSO. We always encourage
people to grow at least their garden by using organic manure. NAFSO has been
promoting the organic home garden as one of the main programs for more than 22
years. Many training have been given
with necessary assistance for the people. According to the locked down
situation, there is a dialogue about a self-sufficient society because the
market and fairs were closed. People were unable to buy necessary goods
including vegetables and fruits. People those who had grown vegetable and
fruits consumed in the locked down situation. According to the situation, there
is a conversation about the home garden as one of the parts self-sufficient
family and society. The civil society organizations as well as the government
institutes also promotes home garden among
the society. National Fisheries Solidarity Movement also took steps to
encourage and promote the people for developing home garden. It seems that
there is a tendency among the youth for developing home garden in many places
in the network. They have a free time due to the locked down situation to
engage with home garden. The youth are taking crops from their cultivation
right now. Batticalo District Fisheries Solidarity also encouraged the youth
teams to develop the home garden. According to the direction and facilitation
of partner organization, the “ PUHAMALEI” youth team has developed an integrated home garden in the area. This
information was shared by Mr. Sasidaran, district coordinator of Batticaloa
District Fisheries Solidarity
