Conservation Agriculture · Kenya & Rwanda
A hand-built planter, changing how small farms grow food.
The Barney Planter Trust is a charitable organisation set up to promote the use of the Barney Planter — a precision planting tool used in developing countries as part of Conservation Agriculture (CA).
It was developed by Barney Muckle for small-scale farmers, specifically for use by women, without the need for ploughing. The aim is for it to be produced by local metal workers using locally sourced materials.
Where the work happens
Fieldwork on the ground
The field work is currently being done around the Timau area, to the north of Mount Kenya, East Africa, and in various locations around Rwanda.
All donations are used by the Trust to train local metal workers on how to make the Barney Planter, as well as teaching local women's groups how to use it.
What your donation funds
- Training local metal workers to make each planter, including plans, costings and jig-making.
- Teaching women's groups to use the planter through practical, in-field demonstration.
- Starter seed and fertiliser for participants to begin practising Conservation Agriculture.