These farmers have made gains in income and yield, and have reduced their costs and the amount of time required of them to farm the crops!
Before the project, farmers applied agricultural inputs every two days. Now, farmers only need to apply them twice a week. The frequency of inputs application has been reduced by 43%. This not only translates into lower production expenses, but also to a higher-quality product.
Before the project, each plant produced 5 pounds of tomato. In the first cycle of the project, their average was 13 pounds per plant. This means that the productivity per plant had increased in 260%.
On the open field, farmers dedicated approximately 10 hours per day to their tomato plantations. With the greenhouse, farmers spend an average of 1.8 hours each day taking care of their crop, which allows them to have other crops and generate additional income.
Before the project, each plant generated $0.65 dollars. With the project, each plant generated $3.38 dollars at March 2015. This represented 5.2 times more income per plant.
“This cycle of tomato plantations was really good. We saved money to buy agricultural inputs so we did not had to ask for credit in the store. With the income obtained from this cycle we bought 7 hens and 1 quintal of beans. I could install two doors in my house and I am saving money to install 2 windows and another door. I am faithful that next cycle will be as good as this one to be able to complete the improvements in my house and provide my family what they need.”
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