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Grace
landscapeCountry:
kenya
workOccupation:
Subsistence farming
faceAge:
51
workCampaign
Kenya Large Transfer
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What do you plan to do with the cash transfer?
Poultry farming is ideal here due to the hot and dry climate. I plan to spend about $300, to build a structure for the chicken and buy 20 hens. This will add to my current stock of 5 chickens. Since they do well and fetch good prices in the market, I'm positive it will sustain my children's education. Tomato farming fetches good profits. I have seen my neighbors make it. Plan to try my luck on my half an acre piece of land. It means I will spend about $600 on tomato farming. If everything goes well, it can fetch me up to $2000. This amount can easily support my family for a year. Furthermore, I need to set aside the rest of the transfer for my children's education. Two of them are now in secondary school. Paying school fees on time ensures their stability in school.
What is the happiest part of your day?
Farming is my main source of income. Currently, I have planted half an acre of vegetables. The vegetables are doing well and about to be harvested. It brings me joy and optimism for the future. I hope to sell them and pay for my children's education.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
This is a lucrative farming area, we depend on crop farming. Crops such as maize, beans, onions, vegetables or even tomatoes. They do well here although it needs a lot of capital to pump water and general farm supplies. Since we depend on irrigation, we can farm at any time of the year. In order to succeed in farming, we need funds. I have enough farm area but cannot utilize it due to financial constraints. This has affected my ability to provide for my family. I have about an acre of unutilized land.