Limpopo Province near Polokwane
Out of the 16 people who were initially trained 10 graduated. All 10 have used their knowledge to grow their own food. Furthermore, these 10 have trained other individuals and the Permaculture skills knowledge base has grown to include 26 people in this area. The soils in the initial garden were poor however due to good soil management practices implemented by the project members, soil fertility increased and the size andplanting seedlings 22007 quality of the crops produced have greatly improved as a result.
From this project, we highlight Jackson Kadiaka, age 33 who was trained as a bookkeeper but was unemployed. Jackson attended this Permaculture training in Kamphaahlele in 2007. Self-motivated, he put much effort into implementing the knowledge that he had gained on the training. Currently, he farms herbs, crops, fruit trees, poultry, goats, and sheep. Most of his income is derived from his Permaculture garden as he sells the excess crops to the local villagers after feeding his family. After the training, he became interested in linking various organizations and set up a networking system in partnership with Unisa, SAB and the Department of Agriculture. He also built a Pedi cultural village. He currently earns a small income from the sales of his crops and feeds his family entirely from his small scale farm.
