Vegetable farming for poor women of 10 rural areas

Dear Friends,

Thank you for your worthy donations and support. Through your support we have been able to implement a project which has started bringing the change in the lives of the rural. The vegetables grown during the month of August has started giving the yield to the beneficiaries. Three Beneficiaries Rashida, Khadija and Shamim made it possible through their hard work. They grew Radish , Potatoes, Corriander and Turnips. The Radish is ready and is ready to be sold. Potatoes would be the next one to be sold in the market. The Selling of Radish has given the beneficiries a good profit. They are very happy and satisfied and want to continue it. Their husbands are also involved in this and are helping them to sell the vegetables in the market.

One of the beneficiaries Khadija Bibi expressed her feelings " I am very grateful to the people who have helped me in achieving this and also AWARD Pakistan who have helped me so that I could support myself and my family. I would love to continue this thing and increase my land and the yield in the comingyears"

As mentioned in the previous reports, the amount of PKR 60,000 was given to the 5 women to promote the vegetable faming among women of the rural areas (Pilot). After doing some initial work, the group of women has already got the land on the contract and has sowed the vegetable seeds. So far the initial steps have been taken to save the vegetables from insects and pesticides. The initial spray has been done and the fertilizer has been given to the land to get the most out of it. The water distribution from the Canal Department in the village is quite satisfactory therefore it is not difficult for the beneficiaries to struggle for water for the vegetables as it is in some other parts of the province. The vegetables will be ready in 3 -5 months and therefore the result will be mentioned in the next report.But In some parts of the land the corriander vegetable has started to grow as it takes less time to grow than other main vegetables. The vegetables sown will be according to the season. The main vegetables to be sown in the club are corriander, garlic, potatoes, turnips and cabbage. depending on the season these vegetables. These vegetables give good profit when sold.