| We are pleased to share the testimony of Martin Ismail, a farmer from Bazungua who benefitted from the sustainable agricultural training from the Solidarity project and changed his life.
“I am Martin Ismail. I lives happily with my nine family members. My breakthrough in farming started in 2022, when I was joined by members of the Solidarity Sustainable Agriculture Project (SAP-R) team to participate in various trainings on vegetable production. Before Solidarity’s interventions, I only grew maize and peanuts to feed my family, which did not allow me to get money to meet all the family needs. But following training on agriculture as a business and other good farming practices such as preparing nursery beds, producing composted manure and crop protection, I decided to till the soil and start producing vegetables. Thanks to constant visits and valuable advice from the Solidarity project team members, I was able to achieve a bountiful harvest which motivated me to focus on and increase the production of vegetables as a source of livelihood. After the sales of vegetables in previous seasons, I managed to get 4 million South Sudanese pounds. I now live happily with my family because I can afford to pay medical bills, my children’s school fees, buy some goods such as goats and pigs that help me with the fertiliser for growing vegetables, and I have also bought 24 pieces of iron plate with which I am planning to build a permanent house in the near future. I am currently growing cabbage, tomatoes and onions, vegetables that are in great demand in the market for the second season, which I plan to sell and buy more pieces of sheet metal and concrete. I am now a model farmer in my community, where many of my neighbours come to see my farm and learn from it. I share my knowledge and skills with farmers who visit my farm. Finally, my project is to supply Juba, the capital of South Sudan, with fresh vegetables to avoid importing everything from neighbouring countries, such as Uganda and Kenya, which make the price of vegetables very high in the market.”
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Date Published:15 November 2024 Author:Alice, Officer Article Tags: Latest news, South Sudan, Solidarity, Riimenze, Sustainable agriculture, Livestock training, Life stories |
