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Lea's Story
Research helps Lea feed her family
Lea farms on three hectares of land and before joining the FARM-Africa Farmer Research group could only manage to feed her family 80% of the time. In hard times, she would work as a labourer or even beg for additional money to support her family.
Now, as part of the group, she tests new varieties of seeds introduced by FARM-Africa, which have improved her yields so much that there is a surplus after the family meet their needs, so she sells pigeon peas for a profit. This has enabled her to replace her straw roof with corrugated iron. Lea is now sharing her findings with other farmers so they can benefit too.
