Fighting deforestation using seedballs

Kenya’s forest cover is below 10% but efforts are being steered to reach that mark.
But by the pace at which conventional tree planting takes place, perhaps it will take years to reach that level
To solve this, Teddy Kinyanjui founded Seedballs Kenya in a bid to fight deforestation in the country.
So how does seedballs technology work? Follow us as we unravel the science behind this worthy cause.
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[@borincod]

the project started in 2016. Can we see anywhere pictures of this hard labor results?? 8 years should be enough for these trees to be visible from the air and from the space. The organizers would have brandished this progress already. suspicious

[@filipposrodgertsakiris4283]

Excellent initiative! Spreading seeds covered with clay to reforest burned areas has been a centuries old tradition in Greece. The clay protects the seed from being eaten by birds. However a way of protecting the young plants from goats and other grass-eating animals has still not be found.

[@rmshivo]

it is still a faster, cheaper way of reafforestation than the traditional methods

[@ianmiles2505]

Lock the goddamned goats up. Why leave them to roam. They are destructive.

[@dj_noizzy]

Salute

[@td2926]

Great initiative but would be wonderful if they increased the biodiversity of the seeds.

[@samcalven12]

They do use different seeds

[@rajskop]

indigenous plants have higher chance of survival

[@xxxranger25262728]

Seedballs are really part of the solution. Good luck!

[@KiranBollu]

Collect dates seeds and directly throw on sides of roads, they will grow into date palm trees. You know dates seeds have high germination rate, all the seeds will grow into palm trees .Please spread this idea on your channel.Thank you.

[@TheDennisgrass]

America had Johnny Appleseed
Kenya needs a Johny Acaciaseed

[@whothewho82]

I’m so interested in this concept!

[@yatendrakumar2373]

Great 👍

[@cegesl4521]

Well done

[@narendranadreddychintalapu2916]

Good job

[@siddharthgaming7152]

Excellent

[@gitanshusinghal1373]

god bless u

[@cheesus8594]

And what about showing an actual forest of young trees grown from such seedballs?

[@cocofresh6974]

Yeah this is what I wanted to see

[@NaturallyNaomi]

more seedbombs more more more!

[@rayburnveary2931]

Do the seeds germinate without moisture? I've been experimenting with making seed balls using old newspaper

[@jesus.christis.lord.foreve899]

i almost cried
.
it's the opposite of chemtrails
♥︎ how very very beautiful
~ thank you !

[@Shisenchu]

CGTN Africa So what are the results of this project?

[@moisesmariano4760]

💚

[@herbacioushempcanada679]

Excellent! I have made seed bombs! Free the seed, feed the people!

[@quantumthinker3248]

We can build an amazing world

[@fullbullforex110]

Any results. Plz . share

[@NgarachuMuiu]

How can I get some seeds

[@innerengineering3396]

Only if there was a machine to plant these seedballs properly fast at scale and water these seedballs once in while. Maybe if the seedball was made by adding manure of local species like goats and cows, they may not eat it. #savesoil

[@timothytikker3834]

The whole point of seed balls is that they _don't_ require planting into the ground. If seeds are simply scattered onto the ground bare, once there is rainfall, they will germinate... but the trouble is quite simply that most bare seeds will have before that been eaten by birds, mice, insects etc. So the seed ball protects the seed from being eaten before it can germinate, while allowing water to soak into the ball so that germination and initial growth can take place. Also, even the driest deserts have rainfall, and when rain does occur, the seeds retain enough water that, once they take root, they hold water in the soil, and as that evaporates that leads to more rain. As seed ball and natural farming advocate Masanobu Fukuoka observed "rain doesn't come from the sky, it comes from the ground." So, once the seed balls are scattered, they initiate a cycle that leads to more and more rain over time. The beauty of the seed ball technique is its efficiency: the balls can simply be scattered by hand, or even better by airplane, rather than having to be laboriously planted.

[@abushahzain9662]

Could anybody tell me the composition of clay, charcoal and composit?

[@bschandar17]

I live in India, please guide us in proper way in making these seed balls.

[@ritikkashyap9045]

बचपन में सीख लिया था बहुत पहले

[@mavericktr1]

👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻🇹🇷

[@mcjoecylbril6261]

hello watching this just now. any update on the kenyan presidents promise ? has it been met this 2022?
this is as of 2024

[@ianmiles2505]

You must stop the goats and the burning and chopping and destruction otherwise its pointless.