Pinnot Karwizi fills a mechanized sheller with dried maize cobs
Pinnot Karwizi, 26, fills the hopper of a medium-sized mechanized sheller with dried maize cobs. Karwizi and his young associates are making a stable income through the provision of agricultural mechanization services. Mechanized agricultural services have traditionally only been used by large-scale farmers who could afford the high prices, but small- and medium-sized machines are fast becoming affordable options for family farmers through the establishment of service providers like Karwizi and his associates.
Photo: Matthew O’Leary/CIMMYT
Pinnot Karwizi fills a mechanized sheller with dried maize cobs
Pinnot Karwizi, 26, fills the hopper of a medium-sized mechanized sheller with dried maize cobs. Karwizi and his young associates are making a stable income through the provision of agricultural mechanization services. Mechanized agricultural services have traditionally only been used by large-scale farmers who could afford the high prices, but small- and medium-sized machines are fast becoming affordable options for family farmers through the establishment of service providers like Karwizi and his associates.
Photo: Matthew O’Leary/CIMMYT