How I turn a profit on an acre of land | Emma Naluyima | TEDxJohannesburgSalon

Ugandan veterinarian and smallholder farmer Emma Naluyima practices a unique and highly effective blend of integrated farming. In this delightful talk, she explains how she does this on just one acre of land, or about four thousand square metres. In four different quarters, she cleverly manages to integrate the production of cows, pigs, chickens, fish, vegetables, fruits, and fodder, in a sustainable, circular production system that wastes nothing. To cap it all, with profits from the farm, she has managed to build, on the premises, a school that pays it forward by teaching the local children much-needed life skills. These include important lessons about what happens if we optimise every single bit of what little we might have.
Emma is known for being an innovative farmer with skills in veterinary, piggery, fishery, vegetables, training and capacity building. Her ingenuity has earned her several awards in her native Uganda, and globally. She holds a Masters of Health Services Research, and a BSc Veterinary Medicine, both from Makerere University in Uganda. She has collaborated with the University of Wisconsin, with students visiting her farm for training every year since 2014. Emma has served as Chairman of Red Cross Mbarara and has written several op-eds published in the Guardian, Mail and The East African. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at www.ted.com/tedx

[@beenright5115]

Where is this lady's Nobel Peace prize? This kind of land management knowledge needs to be packaged and distributed as widely and as accessible as possible to reform not only Uganda but the world over. We are running out of time.

[@nauticdixons]

I agree

[@Ded-Ede]

In times like these we need convert our wasteful lawns and backyards to permaculture food forest gardens landscapes with perennial drought and heat tolerant plants to provide food year long for our family, friends and neighbors. It’s healthy and better for us mentality/physically and the environment. You will get your vitamins C from the food you grown and vitamin D from the sun. :)

[@chelseacco7567]

@@Ded-Ede Well said!

[@justuslavimwololo4393]

Instead of wasting public funds on Big Brother Investment BBI here where to invest

[@entropicpedro]

Quite alot of authors have stuff on this

[@maurisamark1747]

"When you lack, you think." Great Words of Inspiration

[@felixkuriaunage4283]

I Totally agree, we all should think out of the box ..

[@elizabethtamp1537]

It is a very old saying: Necessity is the mother of invention.

[@abrahamjackson6019]

Ooooh ! thats P.OW.E.R.F.U.L

[@classicrocklover5615]

How wonderful that instead of just hoarding money for themselves they decided to invest in their community's future by building a school!

[@florenceblackman8081]

Indeed, indeed, their harvest will be an eternal blessing to their community and beyond.

[@wandi2925]

My wife's been discouraging me from developing my 1 hacter piece of land. This lady has given me reason to listen to the voice inside me.

[@khalifmohamedhashi3228]

Your can make changes Go on "It's True tortoise 🐢 moves slowly but at the end he will reach his point and that is what all mater so keep on doing".

[@KuddizaAmos]

A whole hectare! You're sitting on wealth

[@Sonniieable]

Develop that acre

[@MainstarAgency]

Proudly Ugandan, visited Dr. Emma's farm in 2013 and she's got brilliant ideas

[@explorewithama1]

I would love to visit her farm.where exactly is it?

[@l.augustinekhalafala5237]

Where is it?

[@edwardsamuel9460]

This is the education children need the world over. Amazing woman.

[@Theblackbaglottery7]

She just empowered the whole world through a Ted Talk😂 Outstanding!!! Guess what my son is learning tomorrow 👍

[@davidwalker2144]

Arabic the language of judgment day!🤣 Think wisely

[@relaxationsoundsambience2724]

@jeffrey Phillips - Farming! 👍

[@ahz6907]

Farming ofcourse

[@peterebode]

This lady just blew my mind, with how much magic she worked with just an acre of land.. I also love the air she carries herself in as she speaks, she sounds like she's so happy, satisfied and committed with each new wonder she's uncovering to the audience.

[@togodeboutoriginal]

"Whenever you lack, You think"

[@kuhususheria4408]

I love that

[@remnantfewministriesminist495]

Yes, its definitely my motto. Improvise, pray and God will give you wisdom to make a way out of no way!

[@questioneverythingevengod6957]

"Thinking" is the birth-child of Reason, and Reasoning the primordial form of The ALL (GOD). By Reason you gouge out the life around you.

[@michellehenderson42]

Yes...this is a nugget!!

[@SuperJohn011]

Ooh Lord! After watching this, i feel we live in different planets.What a brilliant mind. Nothing goes to waste!

[@riversedgegoatdairy297]

Different planets. Yes! I believe that is the intent of the urbanization movement. Western world nor the United Nations encourage resourcefulness or small sustainable farming. We should perhaps ask ourselves why the manipulation to believe farming the way we do in North America is okay? Or why food should be produced on large farms?

[@jlfoodforest]

OH MY GOODNESS! This lady got permaculture down to a science! 🥰💖❤💕

[@kingslife2817]

Hi 👋🏾 can I meet you

[@macosuganda2510]

Definitely, she is an inspiration to our country. We have learned a lot from her.

[@PeterBrodie]

And an art!

[@mutaijoshua8364]

She's just straight to the point...no stories & much telling of self... just points.

[@mizreal]

This woman gives me hope and faith in humanity.

[@naturelle1097]

That was a whole class on agriculture! Very well presented.

[@klarakozakova907]

I Love Her. Emma is truly a modern woman caring for the planet and her community. Thank you for sharing!

[@monicaturner5984]

Very articulate, and a good voice to get the attention of the audience. She needs to be a lecturer in the university 🎓

[@impalabirungi6079]

I do believe. Very brilliant Ugandan. I am so impressed. I wish all Africans seeking to find good life abroad can listen to her. All we need is a foot away from us. God bless you young woman. God will multiply all you done a billion times. 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏. Amen.

[@sandygorejena390]

Amazing and impressive .....coming from an African woman who has integrated her native farming techniques with modern technology to create a self sustaining farming business at minimal costs.This is not just motivational talking but practical living..with tangible results. This is definitely farming God's way.Weldone dear

[@riversedgegoatdairy297]

What is more amazing, that most people here are surprised how resourceful humans can become? All of these techniques have been around for decades. And the general principles for lifetimes. It's called farming. Perhaps what we should be discussing more of..... Why in the World is the western world and the United Nations encouraging more and more urbanization and not more small farm sustainability?

[@mrsaye499]

@@riversedgegoatdairy297 true. And also, in my study of African life, many African people are extremely innovative and resourceful. They have to be I suppose but ntl it's impressive.

[@ScottSmithMusic]

Yes. Well said!

[@ibrahimtwahirkilagwa653]

Truly impressive

[@leanomonthe4931]

I am awfully impressed,if it was possible,i would like to visit this farm,go experince it first hand.i would like to introduce the same in my small farm.i congratulate this family for their rare initiative and selflessness. It would be wonderful to have their contacts for our neworking and learning.job well done.congratulations!!

[@RahulCKapatkar]

To all the people who were finding Emma, We found Emma 😁, here she is !!

[@germaineludik]

Yay! Thank you. Thank you Thank you

[@StyleSensePlus]

This is a woman whose example should be illuminated and emulated. Oprah should be interviewing her to give her ideas widespread exposure. It would be great if she had some sort of training that she could sell to others so that they could do this in their own homeland.

[@binyahman5233]

Oprah is in deep trouble she has done horrible wrongs

[@lyndaschroeder8117]

Re jumpin

[@juanitabonita717]

That is never going to happen. Oprah is not really interested in these sort of things. There are no millions to gain here !

[@jsim4010]

Main stream media is busy helping legitimise a fraudulent election.

[@TheSweetzeus]

Wow! This is what a hero looks like.

[@jkedmondjuniormd3708]

First Ugandan I've watched on Tedx, this is so much amazing She articulated the agricultural skill perfectly I'm proud and honoured. Thx Ms Naluyima

[@brendakabanda2181]

You don't need TEDx to get your message across. Schools and homes are responsible for that. When we get older, televisions, social media in this generation can help. This will inspire people but if they had been given this information at a young age, they would most certainly practice it. If train the children to like your products, you have customers for life. I believe the Macdonalds group said that or some big company because they will also teach their children to like Macdonalds too.

[@accountabilityuganda8512]

John Edmond Kato, where have you been!

[@jkedmondjuniormd3708]

@@accountabilityuganda8512 Preoccupied by the uncertainties of this world but here I am.

[@jkedmondjuniormd3708]

@@brendakabanda2181 I agree with you but for now considering the era of Ugandan leadership,our voices might be subjected to rubbishing and the only way forward for now is to train us the parents to transfer the knowledge to the younger generation. I am happy for the reply, thank you.

[@brendakabanda2181]

@@jkedmondjuniormd3708 You are absolutely right. The education system we have hasn't changed a bit since our parents were in school, nothing surprising there since our foreign president isn't educated himself. So yes, you are right. We can pass this knowledge on to our children.

[@cryptotoolz]

Wow!! This is amazing am a biology student in Nigeria but never have seen it in this manner.. 'when you lack u think'.. 👏👏👏🏼👏🏼

[@ossaimalachyobiora8806]

You got the point. "When you lack you think." Thumbs up

[@kekegitau8817]

My People!!! Thank you very inspiring... Africa needs more people like her ! With love from Kenya

[@artissonbeats3057]

😘

[@danielbtwd]

The whole world needs this. Personally I think small sustainable integrated organic farms are the future.

[@SteveMcFry]

@@danielbtwd it should be the future. The reality is it will be big corporation farms and then homesteads

[@danielbtwd]

@@SteveMcFry well then expect a future of exploitation and poverty.

[@mustafawasaja5011]

Remember that Uganda is a tropical rain country unlike Namibia where water and land tax are very expensive... I am not negative but we must be real.. how can u even talk of aquaculture when yr tapes are not running with water coz it was cut coz of outstanding payment... But now they will rather cut electricity for the same reason....

[@kingsglory100]

Very articulate, and a good voice to get the attention of the audience. She needs to be a lecturer in the university 🎓

[@mustafawasaja5011]

No need for university but rather all need to turn back from those u nivrsity and embrace the way of the original Man ADAM

[@davidovonkumakech6528]

Actually she teaches in the faculty of veterinary medicine of Makerere university. The confidence and level of knowledge is not a forgery

[@bernadettetibazi9969]

Wow!! This Lady is amazing! The world has so much to learn from her.

[@mariakelly3802]

This is THE VERY BEST, MOST HELPFUL, MOST LIFE AFFIRMING TED TALK I HAVE EVER LISTENED TO. THANK YOU SO MUCH DEAR UGANDAN SISTER, SUPREMELY INSPIRING, MAY YO GO FROM STRENGTH TO STRENGTH WITH THE LOVE AND PROTECTION OF THE AUTHOR OF ALL THAT IS GOOD✨💛✨

[@TotallyThandi]

This woman is amazing, so knowledgable!

[@midefarms3512]

Wisdom creates success 👍. This is exactly what am doing at my farm in Nigeria.

[@BN-hy1nd]

I couldn't help scratching my head after warching this programme. I had to watch it again and again

[@ajaniwilliams6257]

The model of humanity--all things renewable--excellent

[@udakuplus7775]

Can you narrate what had been said

[@TheWriter86]

Beautiful!!!! Beautiful!!! Beautiful!!! Replaying this a second time!!!! Thank you my wise sister!!! ❤️🙏🏼❤️🙏🏼

[@lilyarsecularatne3456]

You are an example for the whole world! ... Thank you for your inspirational life!

[@vidyadhardeshpande2542]

Wonderful inspiring presentation madam india nagpur Maharashtra vidarbha

[@sserwanjajohnpaul3549]

Thank you Mrs Naluyima our very own am proud of you.much love from Uganda

[@nirmal6362]

Salute to this wonderful woman who work to her fame with farming animals efficiently, and then feeding the hungry people.

[@bastireyes5819]

This is blowing my mind.

[@wezichirwa5398]

One of the best Ted talks ever. She's such an inspiration!!!

[@kazibwerobertjuliusceaser]

This made me venture into farming I know I will get there soon.. Sky is th only limit.... Well Done madam Naluyima

[@safina1253]

You just changed the whole world and many people globaly are with You eternally. Great Wisdom Great Lady. God Bless You Abundantly Always.

[@josephparungaoandchristine7362]

This is a clear picture of a well informed farmer that the world needs today.

[@LearnGUAGESTUTORS]

I salute you lady!😎💯💯💯💯💪

[@melatn]

I wish I could be an apprentice on this lady's farm. Thank you for sharing your knowledge and showing us the results. So much to learn from this and nothing goes to waste.

[@MrMajek94]

Her energy and positivity is infectious

[@veronicaweiang7211]

Wow! What an amazing woman she is! So inspiring!

[@subscribeforsomeafricanvil7105]

Very well articulated and confident. This was inspiring. What a way to live sustainably. You rock!

[@hellenotieno8272]

Oh my goodness! I am in awe. This is quite an eye opener. Thank you.

[@africandiasporaroundtablea3877]

Phenomenal!! I salute you & your husband. Necessity is the Mother of African Ingenuity. BRAVO to the Children who duplicated your farming techniques. YOU ROCK!

[@arinitwekagurilawrence6811]

Thank you Emma l remember meeting you at Makerere main hall in 2018 you are so inspiring.

[@expatbiker6598]

The best Tedtalk ever. You can take this and apply it.

[@anika14149]

I'm speechless 🙄,that's a wow

[@PeterBrodie]

Excellent! In every respect this is good farming practice, holistic healthcare, and solid community enhancement! So simple - yet so effective ...

[@janewangari5704]

I can only say thank you LORD for such divine wisdom. I am 6 months in farming and I can see a lot of potential by putting all I can go it. Just a week ago I sub divided a 5 acre farm into 72 blocks of 50×50 after getting losses on a 5 acre tomatoes farming. Jane from kitengela Kenya

[@Muthonaire]

Now what are you farming

[@olivetonia3596]

How is the progress on your farm now?

[@michaelodawa8517]

The power of the mind maximising the available resources, very very good and inspirational indeed 👏

[@briannacooper2628]

Dr.Naluyima, I am thankful you could share this integrative model with us. Your message is vital and your presentation style engauging. Thank you again for sharing your knowledge.

[@isaackudjo2799]

when ever you lack you think, God will continue to bless u and your families

[@ashikalanser9033]

The look of satisfaction on her face I love this presentation. Thanks so much

[@skinnydee1886]

What a lovely and down to earth woman! Very educational video. Thank you and God bless 🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@Qwelamusic]

Didnt stutter even once!! So inspired, mind blowing

[@sultanbobby8790]

You don't get what you want in life you get what you are...Inspirational and congratulations Madam Naluyima

[@soinda87]

Self sufficiency 🙌🙌

[@b.f.burton6888]

And sustainability.💯

[@silindilemthombothi4699]

This is the best Tedx Talk i've ever watched.

[@kuhususheria4408]

The best ever

[@doraymeandyou]

Brilliant. I wonder how much trial and error she went through to get it all functioning. So many great ideas and all up and running. And the best part was the surprise in the final quarter.

[@jacintamanyara7680]

Well done Emma👏🏿.such an inspiration

[@eliciphanjuguna4605]

This is brilliant, I would love visit your farm. Am your neighbour from Kenya! Very proud of you.

[@nauticdixons]

Me too please.

[@UXtatic]

She is my favourite presenter on sustainability on TED Talks. I'm an official fan.

[@jessicaramer6630]

Yes. This woman is brilliant. I love listening to her talk about her innovations.

[@elizabethtamufor3743]

Thanks a million my African sister for teaching the world about real organic agriculture and farming simplicity. Africa land is blessed IJMN. ET

[@khangelwakhathi508]

WOW THIS WOMEN!!!😍😍😍😍😍😍 TALK ABOUT SMART!!

[@bulamugenarationsfamilyfar6768]

Much love from Bulamu family farm Africa Uganda ❤

[@taz-on-the-looseyusef5526]

This lady is brilliant and also a good speaker, everyone was glued to her speech, short and straight to the point, I'm quitting my job to be a farmer , luv from Botswana

[@KenFaizable]

She's amazing.

[@handl3_me]

I appreciate her knowledge, she means business.

[@Rm-on6rn]

Am speechless, but what I can say is everyday I take a step forward to being a good farmer . Thanks young lady God keep blessing you

[@kekegitau8817]

Me too !! thanks...

[@albertkwei5837]

Hello my sister, I am very proud of you and I am learning something from you..Thanks for your deep insight to do things. God richly bless you. You are the type of people we need to help grow Africa and move forward in life.

[@asonyutonny7635]

Too presentation... model that could fit small land owners well. Proud of you Dr Naluyima

[@cyelgreen4655]

I am amazed! Emma Naluyima is a gem. The knowlege needs to be shared all over.

[@virgilfisher1869]

Ma'am, you are an inspiration to humanity. God bless you and all your endeavors.

[@GodsReachel]

The fact that they were still listening even after she was done.... That's everything

[@assmanhadi3907]

Thanks Madam. You presentation was perfect dear 😙😙😙😙

[@nerigovender8119]

Every inspiring we can all Learn from her and make this world a better place

[@cassbowden9862]

Wow!!! She was so eloquent and peaceful!! And to build a school out of the profits just shows the quality of heart!! change mindsets, change the world✨

[@monicajoy3649]

So wonderful that she can help children to get knowledge about agriculture be blessed miss naluyima

[@BillyMW]

you've broken the code of farming successfully with using science...genius! sth thats lacking with a lot of African Farmers

[@rosemaria7998]

God bless you and thank you for school

[@sibesolike101]

Absolutely 💯 brilliant

[@surveynevis3645]

Need you to come to the Caribbean. Wonderful presentation.

[@faithjohnson8705]

You should contact her...for an agricultural education session

[@kofirey6752]

Tell her to leave her husband behind!

[@trevorfraites316]

True

[@prosoperousgarden1742]

She is amazing. I keep telling people you can grow your own food in a small space. I hope now they believe me. Bless her.

[@jamesfranksontettey2677]

Brilliant and excellent, the best presentation on TedX.

[@YvonneKoreta]

Way to go Girl. Proud of you. Now, to emulate what you're doing in my neck of the woods.

[@paulverdzekov421]

Hope you actually started

[@nextoo1]

Did you start??

[@ezekielshija9251]

Feedback please

[@brucedownunda7054]

Necessity is the Mother of invention

[@Vimsetutta]

Genious lady! Great inspiration. Thank you!

[@user-sm8by9wj2n]

Smart woman!!!👍👍👍👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏🌻

[@mohamedsaticonconteh3263]

Very natural and impressive. I want to try this in my country Sierra Leone

[@donnamays24]

Brilliance! She’s incorporating all the right techniques! I love it!

[@ravisindhe]

Excellent Madam. God Bless you. Love from INDIA.

[@saranamirembe6133]

I've just visited your farm today and was really inspired. Your are great Emma! Simply great. I hope many more people can learn about all the possibilities from integrated farming can generate.

[@kansya2823]

Where is the farm and the school?

[@saranamirembe6133]

@@kansya2823 it's in Uganda, off Entebbe road at a village called Nakawukal

[@hubertinamaravanyika4606]

I love the idea of a board meeting with animals and plants. Im proud of you my sister. Am following you.

[@jayinsurancegateway5598]

You Rock!!! This excellently presented talk should go VIRAL in Africa. Well done Emma. You are INSPIRATIONAL and a shining example of human excellence. Thank you for sharing your exceptional story. Blessings well deserved to you.

[@sugarkanesugaringspallcsug9879]

DANG TALK ABOUT RECYCLING. SHE'S AMAZING. I WANT HER HER LIFE

[@riversedgegoatdairy297]

Want her life? Why not? It's all in reach. The tug and pull of the city life and what the city has to offer are your only road blocks. Eventually the rural population will be less than 1 percent and the rulers of the world will likely control everything you need in life? We should ask ourselves, why our ancestors left the farm for the city life? And with Covid, why we shouldn't return to the land and live a simple life?

[@dandylion2837]

But what about that, the water from the school’s showers what they use to water plants, contains chemicals like soap?

[@likeroley2129]

a tedx talk that should actually be listened to

[@shaibuvictor2984]

This woman has just inspired me.