Moses Byansi is a UDS farmer from Nsomba Parish and was also trained in 2012. Moses now has very good banana and plots. He was initially given just five banana suckers but now he has 200 plants.
He was also provided with 440 pineapple suckers, but when he realized that pineapples were doing well he bought more suckers independently, and now he has 600 plants.
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| Moses at work |
We asked Moses to sum up how UDS has helped him: “I have been a UDS beneficiary for the past two years and I have started getting income from the enterprises that I grow, and I get money. I invest it in other income generating activities. For example, when I started selling banana fruits I saved this money and started a small fuel shop at my village and here am getting profit because there are many motorbikes that provide transport services in our community.
"I started with 20 litres which cost s 73,000 Ugandan shillings, and sold them at 80,000 shillings, making a profit of 7,000 (about £1.60 sterling). Currently this shop has a capital base of 40 litres and these are consumed in a period of two weeks.
"In addition to this, from the banana income I have been able to buy a piece of land where am going to plant the 200 banana suckers. Because my garden is good, I have gained popularity in the community and am grateful to UDS for opening my eyes and enabling me to do good work.”
To enable us to help more farmers like Moses, please donate to UDS by texting UDSF14 £5 to 70070.
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