Peter Uledi is from Harare in Zimbabwe and was born in a small agricultural town called Chegutu. He grew up in a farming family, which influenced what he wanted to study and understand. Peter studied Economic History for his bachelor’s degree at the University of Zimbabwe. He went on to do a master’s degree in African Economic History During his internship, he worked on programs for training agronomists in the West Bank and Gaza, who then share their expertise with farmers. The program also supports rural entrepreneurship, climate change mitigation, and private sector engagement. He had an opportunity to work and analyze the project, determining whether it was sustainable in outlook and execution. Thus, an important part of his activities was connected with developing a sustainability matrix. This involved dialogue with farmers, trainers, and trainees, working together to make the project sustainable. Peter also worked on developing data for designing a new agricultural intervention in Qalqiliya. Furthermore, he did reporting, proposal commenting, research, and monitoring and evaluation. These activities gave him the opportunity to learn different skills, and get a deeper understanding of processes of agricultural intervention. His four months with PARC taught him professionalism, etiquette, and how to deal with people. His internship experience further developed his ability to carry out research and organize information. 

 

Beneficiary teaches agronomists | Peter Uledi 

The picture shows agronomist trainees in Qalqilya being taught grafting by a guava farmer. As part of their training, agronomists visit leading farms in the West Bank and are taught different skills. The man teaching the agronomists was a beneficiary of PARCs agricultural intervention in the West Bank. This picture captures the core of empowerment, namely education. The youth being educated about the latest grafting techniques feeds into sustainable agricultural extension in the West Bank in particular and Palestine in general. Educating youth about agricultural extension captures empowerment on two levels. The youth are making a living out of providing extension services, and the farmers are empowered through learning the latest agricultural techniques. 

 

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