Matovu and his team custom build the Vertical Farms to fit the space and needs of individual buyers, and designed the modular platform to grow typical leafy green crops used in home kitchens.
A central column acts as a repository for organic waste, and contains earthworms who break waste down into fertiliser. The fertiliser, which sinks to a handy drawer at the base of the box, can then be used to supplement the soil in soil beds that surround the central column, improving crops significantly.
Matovu, trained to work in forestry, has tested the system in both urban and rural settings, and has now established a local manufacturing process outside Kampala to increase production of the Vertical Farm.
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