In a blue cap, Malime Micheal struggles to find his feet as he carries a spray pump on his back. This is Malime Micheal, a teacher at Musita primary school in Baitambogwe Sub-county, Mayuge district.
“I am happy with what God gave me,” Micheal says happily.
With a humble beginning of just a kitchen garden in 2002, Micheal only dreamt of owning a bigger garden of tomatoes.
To date, he owns a bigger garden (1/2 acre) of tomatoes “I am starting to realise my dream,” he says with a broad smile.
“I get four troughs of tomatoes daily,” he says. This translates to 28 troughs a week. At sh7,000 a trough. Michael earns sh.196,000 a week selling the tomatoes.
“Tomato growing is one of my hobbies and always tend to my garden after 5:00Pm daily when am done with teaching.” says Micheal
Micheal acquired the knowledge of tomato growing and management from the CELAC (Collection & Exchange of Local Agricultural Content) group of Mayuge. “I never left the knowledge in the group but I carried it home and put it in practice and here I am” he explains.
“Sincerely, I could get farming information on my phone through SMS. This helped me to manage my tomato garden well and surely even the friends I shared with the messages I got benefited” he explains how he continued to manage his garden
For Micheal to reach this level that has glued a permanent smile on his face, it has been patience, hard work, and above all knowledge tips from BROSDI ICT tools. He therefore calls on all farmers to always be patient in farming and do all it takes to acquire the necessary information. At the end of it they will gain.
As Narrated to:
Mathias by Micheal Mulime
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