Collins Reports
Friday, 17 June 2011 05:09
Collins sends his report on Chilupula
“I
left Lusaka on Thursday 17th May, 2011 at around 12:30 hrs
noon. The tractor was loaded on a pick-up truck together with the
tractor, rotator and all implements that I got from CAMCO
Equipment Limited, suppliers of the Two-Wheel tractors. CAMCO is a
Chinese company registered in Zambia that supplies agriculture
equipment directly to the Zambian Market.
I
arrived in Chongwe at my farm the same day Thursday 17 at about
15:00hrs. We managed to off load tractor with the help of the
Chilupula Village Community. We had to use Man-Power, because there
was no folk-lifter service available in the villages. We safely and
finally had the tractor at my farm grounds.The people from the
villages around came and had a look at the new farming machine with
curious eyes and smiles on their faces. It was a happy moment of
all of us.
I managed to organize a meeting with the co-operative members to explain how I will be able to conduct my farming business and services which I will be offering to them and other villagers; also had an opportunity to carry-out a demonstration exercise with the new tractor. “
In a phone conversation, Collins emphasized how excited the villagers are because they realize they cannot work any harder or any longer, and the tractor is a way to leverage their labor to increase their income. Collins is back in Lusaka for awhile with his wife and kids. He heads back to Chilupula in a few days.