IRRIGATION ASSISTANCE ACCELERATES PRODUCTION FOR TAVUA FARMER
*rowing and harvesting the assorted vegetables on his farm is now a faster e[ercise for Arvin .umar.
7his is thanks to the introduction of an irrigation kit on his farm, and for the 1-year-old 7avua farmer, it is a blessing for his farming household.
Mr. .umar recently managed to harvest his tomatoes, watermelon, capsicum and cucumber from his -acre farm in Speaking through his son, :ith years of farming e[perience behind him, Arvin e[plained it was through farming that he was able to begin the slow progress of rebuilding his home following its destruction by 7C :inston in 1 and provide education for his four children, aged , , , and 1 years respectively. +e said that after every crop harvest, the family works to achieve their target for the new farming season. 7oday, two of his sons now help him. One of them was the 19 Coca Cola *ames long-distance runner and *old Medalist +elping out on the farm is a task that Arvin·s children are accustomed to and one which they continue to do even after starting full-time employment. Arvin supplies his produce to the 7avua, Ba and /autoka markets. +e plants watermelon, capsicum, okra, pumpkin, bitter gourd, eggplant, tomatoes and cucumber. ´:orking on the farm can provide an income that will take care of your needs,µ said Mr. .umar. +e thanked the Ministry of Agriculture and its development partners for providing the assistance of the irrigation kit and now hopes he would also have the service of a tractor to assist with land clearing.