{"id":5286,"date":"2017-02-01T12:36:35","date_gmt":"2017-02-01T12:36:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/selfhelpafrica.org\/uk\/?p=5286"},"modified":"2017-02-07T16:32:04","modified_gmt":"2017-02-07T16:32:04","slug":"better-storage-boosts-fathers-income","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/selfhelpafrica.org\/uk\/better-storage-boosts-fathers-income\/","title":{"rendered":"Better storage boosts father’s income"},"content":{"rendered":"
Inoussa, 38, father of five children, works hard to grow onions, maize, beans, tomatoes and peppers on his small farm in the rural village of Liouligou, Burkina Faso.<\/p>\n
He begins work in the fields every morning at 6am, breaking only when the sun gets too hot to continue.<\/p>\n
Just a few years ago though, Inoussa\u2019s hard work often didn\u2019t pay off. Like most smallholder farmers in Burkina Faso, he used to lose up to 40% of his harvest to pest, sun or disease, as he didn\u2019t have a place to store his produce properly.<\/p>\n
However, the building of a storage house and the help of simple tools and knowledge have truly turned things around for Inoussa, boosting his production and income beyond his expectations.<\/p>\n
Thanks to the storage house built during the project – which benefits 27 other farmers in the area – Inoussa can now keep his onions longer and wait until the market price is high to sell them.<\/p>\n
Watch Inoussa’s interview:<\/strong><\/p>\n