This International Women’s Month, we celebrate the bravery of Nogaye who is making a difference in her family and community.
Nogaye Diop
“Being a female farmer is a challenging task, but I do it to provide for my family. I cannot rely on my partner or ask others for help. I farm because I want to ensure my family is fed.”
Nogaye Diop is a 50-year-old widowed mother of three boys who joined myAgro two years ago after discovering the high-quality seeds and fertilizer myAgro provides farmers through the layaway model.
“The VE (Village Entrepreneur) told me about the good quality seeds and fertilizer, and that’s what really caught my attention,” Nogaye said. “I started with a small package of Bissap, then Gombo, and now I invested in the millet and watermelon package for one hectare.”
We met Nogaye at a delivery site in Touba Toul, Senegal, less than 5km from her village, as she was picking up her myAgro inputs.
“I appreciate that myAgro delivers our packages right here,” Nogaye said. “They come all the way to the villages, you can’t ask for anything more than that.”
As a single mother living in a remote village, Nogaye depends on her agricultural practice to provide for her family, and myAgro’s services, which prioritize women, have been of great benefit to her.
Nogaye remarked, “A good harvest can make a big difference. We grow seasonal crops for the family and I feed the leaves to our livestock. We currently have three sheep and one donkey. Additionally, I grow off-season vegetables to sell, which provides me with the funds I need to purchase livestock.”
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