URBAN FOOD PRODUCTION

KITCHEN GARDENING

DECENT GROWERS provides the best consultancy and capacity-building training services on kitchen gardening, particularly in urban areas. Our pilot kitchen gardens in Islamabad are a great inspiration to amateur and hobbyist kitchen gardeners. Similarly, we intend to establish such pilot kitchen gardens across Pakistan. These kitchen gardens can also be used as pilot training sites on kitchen gardening and urban resilience. Moreover, we intend to establish community kitchen gardens in urban areas with limited space for urban gardening and in far-flung areas having poor peasant communities. For any assistance and training on kitchen gardening just contact DECENT GROWERS.

ROOFTOP GARDENING

We know space for growing plants in urban areas is limited and people have dreams to grow their own food and ornamentals at any available space. DECENT GROWERS is a trustworthy partner for such urban dwellers and gives them the opportunity to utilize their roofs and available spaces for food production and growing ornamentals. Several projects have been conceived in this regard and partnerships with academia, research organizations, housing societies, NGOs and INGOs are being planned for upscaling these projects. Certain challenges are there including difficulty in obtaining proper waterproofing materials, non-standardized constructions, and expensive inputs. However, we are focused on varied practical solutions to the existing challenges. Our roof garden projects will not only fulfill the dreams of urban dwellers in producing their own food and growing ornamentals of their choice but also help in tackling climate change and increasing food insecurity

URBAN MUSHROOM FARMING

Mushrooms are highly nutritious protein-rich foods with low caloric and fat values, a modest amount of fiber, and are a good source of certain vitamins (B vitamins-B2, B3, folate and B5; vitamin D) and minerals (phosphorus, potassium, and selenium). They are delicious and a great deal to eat. Interestingly they require little resources to grow and become ready to eat in short durations. They can be grown in little and unutilized spaces at home, farmsteads, and go downs with little care. They do not require much physical hard work and can be grown successfully on bio wastes such as sawdust, wheat straw, paddy straw, cotton waste, etc. DECENT GROWERS promote mushroom culture in urban centers and train farmers in mushroom production at any suitable and available space at home.

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CUSTOMIZED HYDROPONIC FARMING

DECENT GROWERS provides excellent consultancy services for urban hydroponic farming. We provide training and consultations to grow vegetables and herbs hydroponically at homes and farmhouses with custom-built low-cost hydroponic systems. We uniquely design and construct these systems according to the desires, needs, and budget of each client and the suitability of each location. We also provide after-sales technical services for these systems. 

URBAN POULTRY

Urban poultry is a safe and sustainable source of healthy protein, both in the form of eggs and meat. DECENT GROWERS provides our clients technical expertise to maximize space utilization for this sustainable source of protein. We promote resilient poultry breeds that cannot only withstand high-stress environments of urban areas but are also resource-use efficient. We also train urban growers on best management practices for urban poultry farming.

URBAN AQUACULTURE​​

DECENT GROWERS intend to touch every aspect of healthy and resilient urban communities by building their capacities for sustainable food production using available resources. Fish is a healthy source of high-quality protein. We render technical support to urban growers for the sustainable production of healthy and diverse types of fish by rational use of available resources. We source out building traditional fish ponds, bio-floc fish farms, and aquaponics facilities in cities and towns.