Agripreneur Foundation Plants 750 Hass Avocado Trees to Support Schools By Jonas Miselo Agripreneur Foundation has planted 750 Hass avocado trees at Kalamba Primary School, Muyembe Primary School, and Kachema Musuma Orphanage to promote sustainable income generation and improve the welfare of learners through agricultural entrepreneurship in Kawambwa district . Agripreneur Foundation Executive Director Scott Montel says the project is thanks to a grant from Global Environmental Small Grants Programme and is designed to be self-sustaining, as the trees will begin producing avocados in one or two years, allowing the schools to generate income from sales. “The goal is for the schools to reinvest the funds from the project. Each tree, within a year or two, will bear a few hundred fruits, with each avocado selling for K10. This means that each school can generate between K100,000 and K200,000 per year, all of which will directly benefit the learners,” Montel explained. Ch...
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