Fifty women of Djenne
village are running a flourishing horticulture market,
supported by a USAID micro-finance project. In 2002,
USAID constructed the irrigation system, built a fence,
supplied seeds and a motor pump for the 2.5 hectare
plot.
The women grow and market high-value agricultural
commodities and are now in a position to support their
families, pay school fees, and buy clothes and medicines.
They have moved from virtually no income to more than
US$1,000 and upwards.
