One SeedMAKING A DIFFERENCE IN ZAMBIA

摘要

AN ONTARIO AGRICULTURAL company is taking the knowledge and skills they provide to local farmers in southwestern Ontario and sharing it with farmers over 12,000 kilometres away in the African country of Zambia. Increasing yields for farmers there is life-changing given that Zambia ranks amongst the poorest countries on the Human Development Index and the average Zambian earns less than $1 per day.South West Ag Partners, based in Chatham, is partnering with a team of students at Lambton College who are part of an international, non-profit student organization known as Enactus. Enactus works in collaboration with academic and business leaders and is committed to using the power of entrepreneurial action to transform lives and shape a better, more sustainable world through various projects in 39 counties. The Zambia project is called "One Seed" as it reflects the goal of sowing the seeds of changeand improving the quality of life for families in Zambia through agriculture. South West Ag joined the Lambton Enactusproject team last summer and has since made three trips to the village of Kasaka, where the project is centred.