Life can be unpredictable for many rural farmers and their families in West Africa—a major change or shock could mean food insecurity or a loss of income. Sokhna, a mother of 7 from Senegal, almost experienced just that after her husband suddenly passed away 6 months ago. However, Sokhna’s husband had been a myAgro farmer for 5 years before his passing, and so when the responsibility of providing for the household fell solely onto her, she reflected on her husband’s time with myAgro and took action to ensure she could continue to provide for her family.
“The quality of inputs was very good, and we had a good harvest every year,” Sokhna told our team. With that experience in mind, Sokhna continued her late husband’s partnership with myAgro and has been able to maintain her family’s access to food and income.
This past season, she invested in a 1/3-hectare millet package and after planting, she was able to harvest about 7 bags. This large harvest means that Sokhna and her family can eat what they grow and save their money.
“It increases income because instead of having to buy millet, you can harvest it. So, you can use the money for other family needs.”
In the short time that Sokhna has worked with myAgro on her own, she has already seen the impact.
“Life has been better, because instead of buying you are growing it yourself,” Sokhna says. “In the past, we wanted to buy food we could not afford, but since we joined, we are not complaining. The myAgro millet package is a good investment because you save money, you pay little by little and the fertilizers make the soil fertile,” she says. “The fertilizer makes the field greener, and the millet seed is big.”
