Farmers in Konya and our project manager Fritz are working hard at improving agriculture in the community.
Ten farmers are now for the first time working together, supporting each other in planting, weeding and harvesting crops on their respective farms. By sharing the workload they are making their work more effective. The group of ten farmers have also prepared a trial acre with drip irrigation and planted vegetables on it. And they have taken up regular composting to improve the quality of their land. By working together and using new techniques the farmers learn more about sustainable farming, they improve their income and can spread their knowledge within the community.
Another group has dug a new covered well. We have provided them with a so called money maker pump, a man powered pump that fills up a 1000 litre tank in just 20 minutes. This is our second investment of this kind. At the beginning of 2010 we bought and installed a pump, tank and drip irrigation at a field growing maize and other vegetables for school lunches.
Better access to clean water makes a huge difference for the agriculture in Konya and subsequently the wellbeing of the community!!