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| Ms. Urio and her eggplants |
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| Workers toiling on Ms. Urio's farm |
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| Workers toiling on Ms. Urio's farm + the cutest baby |
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| Ms. Urio |
I met a wonderfully colorful character, Ms. Rose Aveny Urio from Salasala Kunduchi, an area outside of Dar es Salaam. Ms. Urio asked me to audio-visually document and share online the following information about her eggplant farm.
Ms. Urio, featured in the video, purchased this plot of land to support her family. On this plot she grows various vegetables and livestock.
She asked me to share this impromptu “commercial” advertisement in order to expand her market. If you are interested in purchasing large orders of eggplants, in particular, or other vegetables or livestock, please contact Ms. Urio directly at +255-754-695-411.
The following are directions to the Urio farm from Dar es Salaam:
- Take Old Bagamoyo Road (out of Dar es Salaam) towards Kunduchi Beach Hotel.
- At the junction at Kunduchi Beach Hotel, make a right turn onto Salasala Road.
- Continue on this road past the CCM Branch building. Keep on this road until you reach Magwaza Road.
- Follow Magwaza Road two meters until you reach Ms. Urio’s Farm.
Ms. Urio has been selling small orders of eggplants thus far (household sized orders), because according to her, people don’t know about her farm and there isn't a large enough market in the immediate area.Despite poor earnings, she shared “I do this because I love working in the garden.” Although Ms. Urio has little access to water and only a few farmers to assist her, she aspires to expand and grow her business.
Ms. Urio also said that it is her mission to “help poor women in the community to plot vegetables like me. To teach them. After making a profit I want to buy more land for women’s projects. To do like me all of us together.”
I hope to post the English language version of the video soon. In the meantime, enjoy a little Swahili language practice.
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