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Ssengendo’s urban farm is a beauty to behold, but that’s not the only benefit she reaps By Hope Mutesi

Ssengendo’s urban farm in Kirombe, Kampala

Ssengendo’s urban farm in Kirombe, Kampala

Madinah Ssengendo is a resident of Kirombe in Nakawa, Kampala. Ssengendo is among the people practising urban farming in Kampala. She had almost no space at her home, but that did not matter to Ssengendo. With urban farming, there are always endless opportunities for where to practice it, and Ssengendo just proved that.

The 52-year-old urban farmer erected shelves on her wall fence and it is where she sat plastic bags which she has turned into gardens. In the plastic bags, Ssengendo grows vegetables, such as spinach, onions and Sukuma wiki.

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