This is the second article about the work of our March community builder, Dietmar Joosten. Read also our previous article about the community builder and his work.
Emseni Farming, as its name implies, is farming with grace and sharing the grace with its neighbours. Over the years, Emseni has developed a blueprint for agriculture over the years, gracefully sharing skills and knowledge with emerging local farmers. Dietmar Joosten, this month’s community builder, is the farm manager of Emseni and, with his team, is making a difference in the lives of local farmers in the Kranskop area where it is situated.
One of Emseni's core values as a community-based business is uplifting and supporting rural communities. Emseni continuously pays it forward for the benefit of the community it serves. The community is not only actively involved in the development of the farm and its many diversified agricultural projects, but the farmers and the community have been working together over the years to bring upliftment and to change lives for the better.
The Kranskop area, where Emseni is situated, has limited job opportunities. Emseni provides job opportunities to thousands of locals who rely on agriculture. For many, these jobs at Emseni are their only source of income. Emseni has grown over the years with diversified and sustainable farming projects. It includes water bottling plants, export-quality avocados, a variety of vegetables, fruit cultivation, a dairy, and an artemisia plantation. Emeseni also has one of the country's most significant greenhouses for peppers and makes its compost, which is used in the avocado orchards. The various income streams benefit the community directly. Most importantly, they use peaceful and environmentally friendly methods in their farming activities. The diversification of projects it has dealt with over the years makes it stand out from the rest.
Most importantly, Dietmar believes in skills and knowledge transfer, making time for farmer-to-farmer learning. The Emseni team provides on-farm practical demonstrations in sustainable agriculture and hosts free practical workshops. The community is assisted in using the available land and given seedlings and other help and advice needed. Emseni has a memorandum of understanding with the Maphumulo Tropical Cooperation to provide training and mentorship programs to upcoming farmers. The cooperation's membership grows annually, and over 40 local farms are now part of this exciting project.
With the revenue generated from the diversified agricultural projects, Emseni has expanded its operations to assist more people and finance its various outreach programs.
Emseni recently added bee farming to its community outreach portfolios and has kicked off successfully.
Look out for Emseni's community bee farming initiative in our next article about our March community builder.
Follow the link to learn more about Emseni: https://online.pubhtml5.com/asxvv/fsqr/
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