Neema's Story
My name is Neema
Neema Sunday Benson is pictured here in her millet farm. She is married and has two boys and one girl. She is 28 years old. She joined the training because she heard from her friends how it benefited them. She has learned that good spacing during planting eases the weeding process. She has now turned agriculture into a business by selling her greens like cow peas. She says proper farming has yielded more crops and increases the source of income. She can now pay school fees with the money she raises from her produce. She currently grows, millet, cow peas, maize, and bananas. "My future plan is to increase production."
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