A MESSAGE FROM GEORGE AMINO,
JUBILEE VILLAGE FOOD & FARMING CHAMPION:
“As the food and farming Champion for Kager Jubilee Village Project, I hope that with the JVP Model Farm program the following is going to be achieved:
· Due to the constant changes of weather, the model farm initiative will transform the community through the introduction of Irrigation techniques.
· Use of high quality seed will result in better harvests and this will increase knowledge to the locals who have held onto long-time traditions, which cannot work now.
· Better understanding of how best to plant interims of spring and when to do that will bring very fruitful results.
· The use of fertilizer for planting and top dressing is a real development in the village, and this is going to be an eye opener to the people who have remained behind and continue to suffer from hunger because of lack of food.
· Model Farm initiative will bring about knowledge on better pest control, and killing of insects that destroy crops.
· With the model farm initiative, the will be an increased in food production that will spur increased economy and good bye to famine in Kager.
· With model farms good food crops production will be seen and the village will be the source of supply of foods to other regions.
· JVP being a project of love and care to less fortunate, and while focused in bringing lasting solutions in the village, will be able to share with less fortunate the fortunes received from the model farm program.
This is a wonderful program, focused and committed to bring transformation in Kager. May God bless JVP.”
George Amino, February 7, 2009
George Amino, JVP Model Farm #1
George is 33 years old, and he is married to Mary. The Lord has blessed them with two children, both are boys. They are Doug and Rick. George has been in farming for the last ten years and has good experience of the same in the field.
Significant challenges that George has experienced in farming are:
· Use of local seeds has contributed to poor harvests.
· Lack of farming equipments and farm inputs.
· Inability to control pests, e.g. cutworms and storage pests.
· Poor knowledge on better farming techniques.
John Ogenga Nyang’i, JVP Model Farm #2 
John is married to two wives with seven children. He is 49 years of age and has been in farming for the last 20 years.
The challenges he has faced in farming are:
· climatic changes
· prolonged drought
With the JVP model farms and entire project in Kager he hopes to see real transformation within Kager and enough food production.
Charles Akoth Mwai, JVP Model Farm #3 
Charles is 37 years of age. He is married to one wife and five children. He has been in the farming for 15 years. Some of the challenges which he has faced are:
· Planting without fertilizers
· Poor timing due to unpredicted weather conditions.
He is glad with the JVP program on food and farming, and he hope that through this program, Kager village is going to experience real transformation.
Maurice Awino Ondiek, JVP Model Farm #4
Maurice is 47 years of age and he is married to one wife and the Lord has blessed them with three children. He has been in farming for the last 20 years and has been a resident of Kager since birth.
The challenges he has experienced in farming are:
· Unpredicted rain seasons
· Poor farming equipments
· Lack of fertilizers
· Better seeds.
He is so much energized and encouraged with the JVP model farms and he look forward to working hard on his farm for good results. He hopes that through this program, Kager village will be transformed, to become the major source of food supply.
TYPICAL FARMING IN KAGER, KENYA
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