Saturday, October 13, 2007

A Good Start for Helping the Farmers

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After these 5 months, I can see the good start how to help farmers in Nias especially in growing horticulture plants. At least, from the perspective of organization's experience, we have it now, how to grow successfully certain fruits and vegetables where this concept could be replicated to other villages in Nias. It's just pitty to find that tons of tons imported from Sumatra every month and at the same time they can grow here. Again, it's about the lack of capacity how to do that. What we've done is not yet an ideal one. I know that. Just because I still do not have exact figures how much we spent and how much we will earn. If this replicated by a farmer, he should know this figure and be convinced that this livelihood is feasible and profitable for their life. Still...