EIF visits Fransfontein community garden
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The Environmental Investment Fund (EIF) paid another visit to the Fransfontein Community Garden it financed under its 'Improving Rangeland and Ecosystem Management (IREMA) Practices of Smallholder Farmers Under Conditions of Climate Change' project in the Kunene Region.
The garden was funded to the tune of N$12.3 million by members of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Natural Resources.
Committee members committed to a follow-up visit to witness its first bumper harvest, which took place on Wednesday, 7 December.
The visit commenced with a courtesy visit to Magrietha Haradoes, a local farmer and beneficiary of the project’s Small Stock Revolving Scheme (SSRS). She received 20 ewes and one ram from the project in November 2020.
She currently boasts 47 goats and has already revolved five ewes through the scheme.
“I have achieved this through dedication, hard work and commitment, as I herd the goats by myself”, she said.
Tjekero Tweya, the chairperson of the standing committee, said he is delighted to see the garden under full horticulture production.
The garden was funded to the tune of N$12.3 million by members of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Natural Resources.
Committee members committed to a follow-up visit to witness its first bumper harvest, which took place on Wednesday, 7 December.
The visit commenced with a courtesy visit to Magrietha Haradoes, a local farmer and beneficiary of the project’s Small Stock Revolving Scheme (SSRS). She received 20 ewes and one ram from the project in November 2020.
She currently boasts 47 goats and has already revolved five ewes through the scheme.
“I have achieved this through dedication, hard work and commitment, as I herd the goats by myself”, she said.
Tjekero Tweya, the chairperson of the standing committee, said he is delighted to see the garden under full horticulture production.
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