Erick Nhamo of Domboshava is an
outstanding farmer with excellent and measurable success in farming.
He and his
family have a farming background which dates back to 2007. They started with a
strawberry business, yellow egg project in 2009 and in 2010 up to 2012 a broiler
business with up to 1600 birds
.
When Help from Germany came into
their area with layer chicken project he grabbed the opportunity to be part of
the project with both hands as he had prior experience in such a business.
“My motivation to join the
project was not mainly because of the financial gains,” said Nhamo. “But the
love of farming is the main drive,” added Nhamo.
The Nhamo family is involved in a
lot of farming activities such as conservation farming where they have won a
lot of prizes for their outstanding produce. He is viewed by most people in his
village as an epitome of success given his success in business track record.
The Nhamo family expressed
sadness when they failed to meet their target market demand as they had few
eggs than what was wanted at the market.
“We have since reduced our egg
tray prize as Domboshava egg farmers to a break-even point of $3 a tray from the
traditional $4 a tray,” added Nhamo.
He also advised new farmers of
good practices that birds need clean water every day and there is need for
proper administration of vaccines and drugs to ensure growth.
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