Meet Mrs. Anna Aquila, a Student at SARD Institute Aiming to Embrace Agri-Culture as a Full-Time Job

By Baraka John

Anna Aquila Gift is a young vibrant lady who hails from Western Equatoria state, aspiring to become a self-reliant woman in the near future through the practicing of agriculture as the source of income.

During the interview with the Rurugene reporter, Mrs. Anne revealed that her aim is to open up a big farm once she completes her 16 months of agricultural training at the institute.

Standing in the middle of her demonstration farm, Anna explains to the visiting state minister for agriculture and CDTY Bishop, how she gradually getting transformed from a localized farming system into the modern one.

She added that the 16-month course would highly change her life because she believed to start something new.

“I’m committed here to get modern skills of farming. I need this skill to turn around things. My focus is to become an innovative farmer in Western Equatoria state who will be supplying food across and beyond the country”, Anna stated.

Western Equatoria state is blessed with fertile land that needs no chemicals to rejuvenate the land for a better yield. Young people have mostly been encouraged by the state government and the Church to embark on farming to do away with poverty and hunger.

Mr. Marcello Constamtino a tutor at SARD Institute disclosed that most of the students who have completed their 16-month course and have been attached at Riimenze farm for monthly practical sessions awaiting their graduation.

SARD Institute aims to design and offer agricultural training programs in modern sustainable agriculture for rural development.

The institute based its emphasis on Agri- perineural training, so as to improve the agricultural skills and knowledge leading to production, marketing, peaceful and food-secure society.

The agricultural institute offers three categories of courses for 16 months, 6 months, and 1 week.