Organic farmer delighted to receive donation of 100 fruit trees

Community members gathered at the Bafo and Busi Organic Farm in KuGompo City on Tuesday to plant 100 fruit trees in a project aimed at strengthening food security and supporting small-scale farmers. Peach, banana, mango and other fruit trees were planted across the farm. The Bafo and Busi Organic Farm was established in 2018 after married couple Bafo and Busi Peter were selected as beneficiaries of Hillview Farm through a land reform programme.

They became full-time occupants in 2020 and have since developed the property into an organic farming operation. Welcoming guests to the event, Bafo Peter, 74, said the tree-planting initiative stemmed from a successful application for a donation through Food & Trees for Africa. “I feel excited and encouraged.

Food & Trees for Africa really helped us a lot by providing us with these trees. I am very happy about today,” he said. Peter said his wife was unable to attend the event after travelling to Tunisia on a business trip at short notice.

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Among those lending a hand was Nolitha Mgangxela, who stepped in to represent her cousin. “What Busi is doing is what our forefathers were doing,” Mgangxela said. “We grew up in a home where we farmed, planted crops and milked cows.

What she is doing reminds us of way back. “We are planting 100-and-something trees, so it is an awesome day.”

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