Amadou was our “Guide” in Falan Village last year. During planting time, he used expired herbicide to remove weeds which didn’t work and he planted part of his field haphazardly, all before our Agricultural Intern, Yaya Boiré, was scheduled to monitor planting on his field.
When Yaya did a germination count, he saw that if Amadou didn’t re-plant the bad portion of his field and follow the myAgro planting method on the rest of his farm, Amadou would lose faith in myAgro and most importantly, not harvest well.
Amadou was discouraged, but Yaya persuaded him to weed his field by offering to help and convincing him that his hard work would pay off.
Amadou’s field did much better thanks to Yaya’s training and encouragement.
Amadou agreed and his field became an inspiration to others in Falan Village. He harvested more maize than he ever had before and used his extra income to pay for his son’s school fees and transport to the district high school. The previous year, his son had to stay at home because the family couldn’t afford the cost.
Amadou is incredibly proud and says, “Before myAgro, I was ready to give up farming because it was not productive. Now I see what my field can produce with good inputs and the planting technique. myAgro’s payment process, “doni, doni” (little by little), is much easier than paying at once. I really salute the myAgro team.”
Amadou and his family – his wife, Koro is now a member.
Amadou’s wife, Koro, also is very happy. She said she’s seen a positive change in Amadou and the way he supports the family. She joined myAgro for the 2013 season so she too can help the family increase its income.
Yaya, who was promoted from Intern to Business Associate last fall, is thrilled for Amadou. Yaya says “Amadou really believes in myAgro now and helped me enroll new farmers this year based on his experience. In sh’Allah, we will have a great harvest again this year.”
Yaya (right) with Ousmane, a new team member he’s training.
