BODY&SOIL

BODY&SOIL is a non-governmental organisation based in Mityana, Uganda working on poverty & hunger, health, education +3 more.

BODY&SOIL is a German non-profit initiative working in Uganda. It connects regenerative agriculture, nutrition, and local food systems through education in community schools and at RUCID Organic Agricultural College in Mityana. Its work includes weekly school clubs in regenerative farming, food processing and cooking, a seed bank of indigenous varieties, documentation of indigenous foods and recipes, and a cookbook and curriculum intended to be scaled to other schools in Uganda and across Africa. The aim is to shift diets away from dominant staples such as maize, wheat and rice toward more diverse, locally grown and nutritious food, and to strengthen soil health and farmer livelihoods. The organisation is run from its local headquarters at the RUCID Organic College. Its legal entity is a German gUG.