The highway to Kwikila takes a diversion to lead the way to a small village called Sarokeina. We are visiting Gabi, a young and aspirational farmer, who has agriculture in his blood.
“This land was passed on from my grandparents to my parents to me! We have all tended to it with love, since it feeds us and employs us. But will my children want to continue as farmers? There is no electricity here, the city looks like an attractive destination to them – the land of opportunities. But actually, the opportunity lies right here in the land.”
Gabi’s vast plantation throbs with life – there are bananas, pumpkins, capsicum, eggplant, watermelon, and aibika, growing with vigour. The land is rich; however, it does need to be complemented with the right techniques.
Gabi and his wife, Kora, studied agriculture in school before they were forced to drop out due to financial troubles. But they haven’t forgotten the little lessons learnt in school and bring those techniques to the field.
