Enabling Mary – her story
Success Stories
The new Livelihood Groups in Rhino Camp have been putting their training to good use, raising seedlings and planting their gardens, but with all agriculture there are difficulties.
At the beginning of this year, many of our groups suffered from no rain in the first rainy season, so this second season had much hope placed on it.
Yesterday evening however a huge storm with large hailstones hit the gardens and crops of Katiku 2, 3 and part of OceaB. You can see the flattening of the sesame, maize and cassava crops.
It is a huge setback for our new farmers and we hope they will be able to salvage something and still harvest their veg for their families and their fledgling businesses.
Imvepi & Mijale Groups
The rains have come as well to the groups in Imvepi and Mijale but the storms have not hit in the same way. The supported agriculture groups there have transplanted their crops from nursery beds to main beds and are using their home made pesticides to keep the plants healthy.
Most of the group members are women who are now able to take care of their families in terms of food, school fees and medical treatment.
Poni Jein's garden
Below is Poni Jein of Faith Agriculture and Saving Group in her personal one and a half acre piece of land.
She has planted:
- Tomatoes,41 beds.
-cabbages,7 beds.
-onions,3 beds.
-carrots,5 beds.
- spinach,7 beds.
Total beds planted by her = 63.
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