Mechanized options mean farmers get grain to market faster
Agricultural mechanization has offered this group of African youths the opportunity to earn a stable income by providing services such as maize shelling to smallholder farmers. Chawara and his partners attended a training course, run by CIMMYT, where they participated in practical workshops for one week, led by local agricultural and business experts. Such training equips delegates with essential business skills and knowledge, tailored to rural environments, so they can support farmers with appropriate mechanization services that sustainably intensify their production. As part of the CIMMYT FACASI project, this group of five young entrepreneurs paid a commitment fee and were loaned a planter and sheller to start their business, which they are now paying off with their profits.
Photo: Matthew O’Leary/CIMMYT
Mechanized options mean farmers get grain to market faster
Agricultural mechanization has offered this group of African youths the opportunity to earn a stable income by providing services such as maize shelling to smallholder farmers. Chawara and his partners attended a training course, run by CIMMYT, where they participated in practical workshops for one week, led by local agricultural and business experts. Such training equips delegates with essential business skills and knowledge, tailored to rural environments, so they can support farmers with appropriate mechanization services that sustainably intensify their production. As part of the CIMMYT FACASI project, this group of five young entrepreneurs paid a commitment fee and were loaned a planter and sheller to start their business, which they are now paying off with their profits.
Photo: Matthew O’Leary/CIMMYT