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Junior Farmer Field School Local Champion Success Story_Perez Adhiambo
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TESTIMONY By Perez Adhiambo (Ex student)
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Addressing the needs of rural youth is gathering attention with international development agencies, donors and private companies supporting new initiatives by governmental and non-governmental organizations in many parts of the world and in Africa in particular. Issues surrounding rural youths such as limited access to educational services, dependency on mainly unpaid labour in family farms and working in the informal sector as well as the considerable impact of migration on their livelihoods - especially affecting young women- have been widely recognized as significant. There is overall agreement that if youth issues are not addressed high rates of youth unemployment and under-employment will persist and overall development in African countries could be negatively affected. In this context and in line with its 2011 – 2015 Strategic Framework, The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), in partnership with PROCASUR Africa, organized an eight day learning route on Innovative ideas and approaches to integrate Rural Youth in Agriculture. The progress in Kenya between the 11th to the 18th of August 2014. The aim of this Learning Route was to contribute to lesson-sharing and learning at country and regional level in order to build technical capacities within IFAD´s operations and partners in the ESA region on innovative strategies and approaches to engage rural youth in agriculture, increase employment and reduce poverty. One of the host case studies of this learning route was the Junior Farmer Field and Life Schools, (JFFLS) FAO: The JFFLS is as a holistic, participatory training strategy, promoting acquisition of technical and agricultural knowledge and life skills, involving different community stakeholders who live in vulnerable situations. It is a participatory training process based on practical and field learning, involving a group of some 25 - 30 children and youth who meet often, supported by a facilitator, sharing knowledge from experience gained on a demonstration plot located on one side of the school. JFFLS participants are expected to replicate their lessons learned back at home, encouraging food production and even enhancing their own families’ income by selling some of their produce.
Transcript of Junior Farmer Field School Local Champion Success Story_Perez Adhiambo
TESTIMONY By Perez Adhiambo
(Ex student)
Trajectory at the JFFLS
Am Perez Adhiambo Aloo, a daughter to the late Paul Aloo and Josephine Achola. I was learning in Odhuro primary school but was facing a lot of difficulties in my studies because I lost my parents at atender age and had to stay with my elder sister who was a peasant farmer. In 2004 I joined Junior Farmer Field and Life School which was by then started at Odhuro primary school.
Lessons learnt
learnt better farming practices at the Field School and practiced them with my sister at home.
food security at home. commercial farming hence financial
stability at home.
Impact
Self motivation –I was inspired to believe in self through competion we had in demo plots amongst us the pupils.
Passionate and active as a youth:- through continous involvement in my farm both school and at home.
Food security and financial support: from the farm produce I do get.
Contd…
Academic excellence;Life skills from jffls built competition spirit
that has made me do well in class/academic work
Initiation of youth groupI have influenced youths in my home area
towards formation of Ramogi 2013 which rears local poultry so as now.
KALES NURSERY [COLLARDS] ¼ ACRETRANSPLANTED KALES [MAY-JULY2012] SLD AT
KSH.3,000 AND USED THE MONEY FOR CLOTHING.
STAKING OF TOMATOES TO PREVENT ATTACKS BY LATE BLIGHT, END ROT AND AMERICAN BOLL-WORM. [1/4 GROWN IN JUNE 2014] MONEY-MAKER AND CAL-J.
COWPEAS: ¼ ACRE [NOVEMBER 2013-JANUARY 2014], SOLD AT KSH. 5,000. USED FOR UPKEEP IN CAMPUS.
SUGARCANE: USED AT HOME.
BEANS: [WAIRIMU] [FEBRUARY-MAY 2013] ¼ ACRE , 7 SACKS HARVESTED, SOLD AT KSH.56,000 & USED AS PART OF SCHOOL FEES.
MAIZE [DUMA]. [FEBRUARY-JULY 2014] 1/4 ACRE HARVESTED 8 SACKS, SOLD AT 25,600.
KALES [COLLARDS]. [MAY-JULY 2014]USED AT HOME.
SWEET POTATOES: GROWN IN A QUARTER ACRE, EARNED KSH.15,000 AND USED IN MY UPKEEP IN THE CAMPUS. [MAY-AUGUST 2013].
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