This farmer actually learned useful stuff online for once. A young Gambian in the North Bank Region uses social media to study modern agriculture. Alagie Jarjue focuses on agroforestry and vegetable farming on his sizable plot. He adopts techniques like drip irrigation to save water and labor.
His big move is recycling plastic bags into homemade plant pots. This cuts waste and avoids buying imported nursery materials. Jarjue says online info taught him soil mixing methods and water conservation. He grows vegetables, grafts orange trees, and raises various seedlings.
His main struggle is a serious water shortage. A two-thousand-liter tank cannot support his crops, especially fruit trees. He needs a proper borehole and a fence around his farm. Other issues are expensive labor and no machinery, like tractors.
Jarjue publicly asked the government and aid projects for that support. He wants to expand his environmental protection work through more tree planting. The farmer also pushed other young Gambians to get into nursery production. He believes this can help restore the country's lost forests.
His big move is recycling plastic bags into homemade plant pots. This cuts waste and avoids buying imported nursery materials. Jarjue says online info taught him soil mixing methods and water conservation. He grows vegetables, grafts orange trees, and raises various seedlings.
His main struggle is a serious water shortage. A two-thousand-liter tank cannot support his crops, especially fruit trees. He needs a proper borehole and a fence around his farm. Other issues are expensive labor and no machinery, like tractors.
Jarjue publicly asked the government and aid projects for that support. He wants to expand his environmental protection work through more tree planting. The farmer also pushed other young Gambians to get into nursery production. He believes this can help restore the country's lost forests.
