By Connie De Jong | Project Leader
In Ghana, farmers have 2-3 planting cycles per year, depending on the rains that come and the success of each round of crops. As the rainy season approaches now, the time of concern for drying crops becomes less, and the importance of planning for the dry season increases. Using the test field for the solar drip irrigation model, we planted a round of corn that has been drying so that it can be sold when prices are higher. This income will help support the next round of activity for the project.
In the meantime, we gather to plan for calling farmers in to learn about the solar drip model and to see how we can create affordable kits for them to replicate the model on their own plot. We met with the community leaders in January to begin this planning and to brainstorm additional means of generating earned income to build revenue for the project. We agreed to research a shipment of local plan spirits for the external market as an initial economic driver.
This means we need to increase our fundraising efforts this year in order to prepare for this next level of work. We hope we can count on you for support. We also welcome you to visit Ghana with us, and to participate in the educational sessions with the farmers as they occur in small groups.
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