My interaction with Persons with Disability, PWDs has been instrumental in advocacy for commitment among small-scale farmers. When we organised a Baraza PWDs rarely attended. Despite this, farm visits at PWDs farms would reveal otherwise. These farms were progressive. They had taken into account the latest technology in improvement of their farm yields. I remember one farmer who had built a zero-grazing unit after experiencing it firsthand at their place of work. She uses a wheelchair thus it was difficult to handle manual labour at the farm. Nonetheless, she had a dedicated labour force that made it easier for her to qualify to host a farm training.
Fast forward, I am in the Inclusive Business program by the Light for the World Nederland. I have interacted with PWDs in urban areas and realised that the case is the same. These entrepreneurs, mostly in the green grocers category demonstrated the ability to commit towards the business prosperity.
As a community, we have been discriminatory against PWDs. Despite this, PWDs have become more resilient in their enterprises leading to prosperous enterprises. They understand that prosperity is visualized and we all have what it takes to provide equality of outcomes. Thus, we all should focus on creating partnerships that build unite us in eliminating inequalities in outcomes that has rendered economic opportunities for PWDs out of reach. I believe it starts with where we invest as a Country. If we focus on the small-scale farmers who form the largest part of our economy then our generation and those that will come will always experience equality that fosters coherence in policy development. In the end, we live Sustainable Cities and Communities.
In this regards, there is room for agricultural extension services to continue making inroads for those that are yet to make it in their farm enterprises. This demands development service providers employ training and management measures that foster Equality across-the-board. In most instances people with disability dislike programs that are discriminatory. Furthermore, we all the same. Everyone has a disability.
As a business service provider my commitment to equality is unwavering. I support any initiative that provides an opportunity for all. It's the way to No Poverty and Zero Hunger. I acknowledge the commitment of organisations in the provision of capital and training and management expertise in availing opportunities.
Together as one 🤝.
Together as one 🤝.
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