The desire to inspire and prove to her own local
community that they could earn great money even with their small farms prompted
Mary Wangui to venture into poultry farming and defy the common thinking about
agriculture and self-employment.
Mary says that it was high time people, especially the youth
and women, thought beyond formal employment and sought greener pastures in
business and agri-business ventures which guaranteed more freedom and great
returns.
She reckons that the people in her area do not own big
farms, a factor that led many of its residents to disregard farming as a
business. Compared to their neighbouring districts. It is for this reason Mary
is calling on her fellow community members to venture into poultry farming,
which she says, she needs little space to rear and guarantees a ready market.
Instead of running to seek employment which is rarely available, our people should start thinking beyond formal employment through job creation. When I myself was employed, I earned good money which only benefited me as an individual. But now I earn good money and have employed another person out of this business,” she added.
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