“Mukuwedzera zvikamu makumi mana kubva muzana zveOFSP pachingwa, zvinobatsira zvikuru. Kana iwe ukatarisa, unoita senge purofiti yeN40 pabhegi pazuva. Uye vanhu vanoita semabhegi gumi pazuva kusvika kumabhegi makumi maviri pazuva. ”
Avhareji yemutengo wekutengesa weNigeria we2kg bhegi reupfu (Golden Penny) yakawedzera, maererano nehofisi yenhamba, nezvikamu makumi matatu nezvishanu kubva muzana mumwedzi gumi nemiviri kusvika muna Chivabvu. Zvakafananawo nemutengo we35kg yeshuga, iyo yakakwira nezvikamu makumi matatu nezvishanu kubva muzana mukati menguva imwe cheteyo, zvichienda nesangano reNational Sugar Development Council. mifananidzo. Izvi zviri kuwedzera mutengo wechingwa kuti unyore zvakakwirira, nemutengo mutsva wakaziviswa nevabiki neMuvhuro.
Asi kune imwe nzvimbo muNnewi, Anambra State, murimi akatendeuka ari mubiki wechingwa uchishandisa rudzi rutsva rwembatatisi, dense ine akati wandei kurwisa zvirwere micronutrients, kugadzira chingwa, snacks uye zvimwe zvekudya, izvo zvisingadhure chete pane zvakakurumbira zvakaenzana asi zvinonyanya kubatsira kune hutano.
MaryAnn Okoli, muridzi webheka, anopa ruzivo rwekuti ari kubatsira sei kuti chingwa chikwanise kudhurika munharaunda yekushomeka kwenyika yose uye nerutsigiro kubva kumasangano anobatsira epasi rose ari kuita kuti zviitike.
PT: Iwe wakadzidza Statistics, sei iwe wava mune zvekurima? Chii chakakukurudzira kuti utange kurima?
Ms Okoli: Ishungu uyezve zvandinonzwa pamusoro pevarimi vekuUS, varimi ndivo vanhu vakapfuma muUS Saka ndina sekuru vari ikoko vanogara vachindiudza kuti varimi vakapfuma sei, kurima kwavo kwakagadzirwa sei nemichina. Saka ndakatanga kufunga kuti vanhu ava vanozvigona here isu maNigerian. Zvose ndezvekutsunga. Unotangira kumwe. Zvose izvo zvirimwa zvenguva pfupi zvine pundutso. Ndakatanga nepurazi remagaka muPort Harcourt muna 2017. Gore rakatevera 2018, ndaive pariri uye nekuda kwekuzvipira kwangu uye kuisa pfungwa pamunda iwoyo. Ini ndaiwanzoshandisa vashandi vanobva kuMiddle Belt.
Saka ndakadzidza humwe unyanzvi hunoshanda kwavari. Ndakavabhadhara, ndinenge ndiripo. Ndakadzidza zvinoshanda ipapo ndaizowedzera ruzivo rwangu ndoita. Nekuda kwekuzvipira kwangu, ndakakwanisa kupinda musangano rimwe chete, chirongwa cheDFID panguva iyoyo muNiger Delta. Kuvandudzwa Kwemusika weNiger Delta (MADE) izita rechirongwa chinotsigirwa neDFID. Saka vakandiendesa kunodzidziswa kuUmuahia. Vakati nekuda kwekutarisisa kwenyu muchinhu chamuri kuita ichi, mungashandawo nesu here panyaya yemufarinya mukuvandudza mhando dzemufarinya, vitamin A mufarinya? Ndikati why not?
Saka chirongwa ichi chaive kudzidzisa vanamuzvinabhizimusi vembeu yemumusha. Vakasarudza vanhu vatatu mudunhu rega rega. Ndaive pakati pevanhu vatatu vekuRivers State vavakasarudza. Matunhu mapfumbamwe muNiger Delta aive nevanhu makumi maviri nevanomwe kuUmuahia. Dzidzo iyi yakaitwa mukubatana neHarvestPlus neIITA, Ibadan. Kwaive kudzidziswa kwemazuva matatu.
Pashure perovedzo, vakatipa mugove wokuenda kunorovedza vanhu 40 pamunhu mumwe nomumwe. Vaida kuvasimbisa nemhando yakavandudzwa yemufarinya, Vitamin A mufarinya. Vitamin A mufarinya mufarinya, wakapfuma muVitamin A, 100 percent Vitamin A. Unogara une ruvara rweyero. Iyo tuber ine ruvara rweyellow, haina kuchena. Ini ndaive munhu wekutanga kuendesa chirongwa ichocho muNiger Delta yese mukati mevhiki.
Vakaororwa uye vakada kuziva zvakawanda pamusoro pangu, zvikurukuru kuti ndakakwanisa sei kuita iyi rovedzo, ndichiunganidza vanhu 40. Ndiwo mapindiro andakaita sangano iri uye vakandiita mushandirwi wavo nekuda kwekuzvipira kwangu uye kuvapa kwandakaita maresults nekuendesa basa ravo.
Kubva ipapo vakatanga kunditumira kune processors uye ekunze 'zvirongwa uye kudzidziswa.
Ndozvandakanzwa nezvemufarinya weVitamin A uyu. Kubva muchirongwa ichocho ndakasangana nevanhu vachikurukura nezvembatatisi yeorange-fleshed (OFSP). Ndakamhanyira kwavari, ndiri munhu anobvunza zvakanyanya. Ndikati, “Ndinoda kuziva zvakawanda pamusoro pechinhu ichi.” Asi iyo (yakandikwezva) zvakanyanya nekuda kwehutano hwakanaka, hutano hunobatsira. Saka pandakadzokera kuPort Harcourt, ndakashandura purazi rangu remagaka kuva iri purazi rembatatisi.
Ndakatanga kushambadzira. Ndakatanga kutenga. Ndakakumbira macontacts evanhu vaizviita kare. Ndakaiwana kwavari, ndikagaya kuita hupfu, nezvangu ndega ndikasanganisa nekuti handina midziyo ikoko. Ndakatanga kushambadzira purazi rangu risati ragadzirwa mumwedzi gumi nekuti ndakarima hekita imwe chete. Ndine musika mukuru (kusanganisira) online. Ndakakwanisa kutengesa purazi rangu (goho rembatatisi) mumavhiki maviri, hekita imwe chete. Saka ndomatangiro andakaita. Ndakatanga kuzvitsigira, ndichitsvaga pekudzidzira kukosha kwechinhu chandiri kuita nhasi. Ndiwo matangiro andakaita.
Ndakaita documentary pazviri muna 2019 nekuti ipapo chipatara cheyunivhesiti chakandidaidza, kuti vakanzwa nezvangu, kuti mbatatisi iyi iri kuita zvishamiso zvakawanda kuvarwere vavo vane dambudziko remaziso, BP uye chirwere cheshuga. Ini zvino ndati ndinofanira kuita documentary pamusoro pevanhu vatanga tichipa mbatatisi kuti vadye (kuvaporesa) maronda, arthritis uye rheumatism - uchapupu hwehupenyu. Zviri paYouTube papeji yedu. Saka takaita live documentary. Mushure meiyo life documentary, takaona kuti mbatatisi iyi ndechimwe chezvinhu zvikuru zvinodiwa nevanhu vekuNigeria kurwisa kushaya chikafu nekuti ine zvinhu zvakawanda zvinobatsira kuderedza zvirwere zvekudya zviri kubatwa nevanhu nhasi. Takafunga zvino kuti ukavapa tuber, vamwe vangasafarira kuitsenga uye haiende kure kana ukasaishandura kuita byproduct inogona kuwanikwa nevanhu dzimwe nguva. Ndiwo mafungire atakaita aya maconfectioneries - chingwa. Nenyasha dzaMwari, takakwanisa kugadzira bakery, kwatinoita chingwa, confectioneries senyama pie, burger, chin-chin, Shawarma.
Isu tinoishandisa kuita muto, tinoishandisa kuAfrican salad, tinoishandisa kuita stew. Panzvimbo pemadomasi paste, tinoishandisa paste uye yakanaka kwazvo. Isu tinoshandisa machipisi, tinoshandisa hupfu. Kune zvimwe zvakawanda zvezvimwe zvinhu uye tichiri kugadzira zvimwe zvinhu mukuwedzera pazviri. Parizvino, ndiri kuishandisa sepapa, pap yehupfu. Uye icho chimwe chimwe chigadzirwa chepamusoro icho vazhinji vevanhu vese ava ... (ne) matambudziko ehutano ... sekutora muNnewi. Asi nekuti ini handina nhamba yeNAFDAC pairi, ndinozviita pakuda. Kusimbisa chikafu kune chikafu. Kana iwe ukaona papu, inenge iri mufomu yehupfu sezvaunoita custard. Kungoti inokwira kupfuura custard.
PT: Wave nenguva yakareba sei uri mune izvi zvigadzirwa zvembatatisi?
Ms Okoli: Ini ndakatanga kuigadzira muna 2018. Ndakatanga kugadzira mudzi, ndichiushambadza, ndichiwanza muzambiringa, nekuda kwekudzidziswa kwandinopinda. Nguva zhinji ndaizvitsigira. Ndicha (kunzwa) kuti munhu uyu ari kuita izvi paOFSP kunyanya masangano etsvakurudzo akaita se(iyo iri ku) Umudike. Ndaienda ndovabvunza kuti, “Pane chinhu chipi nechipi here, chandingawana kubva kwamuri imi vanhu?” Ndaizobhadhara. Ndakabhadhara zvisinei nemari. Ndaizobhadhara nekuda kwechido chandiinacho. Ndaibhadhara, ndaidzidza, ndaiuya ndodzidzira uye ndotanga. Ini ndaizotora njodzi ndoitanga sebhizimusi rekutengesa.
PT: Kubva pawakatanga, ungatsanangura sei kudiwa kwayo kubvira 2018 kusvika zvino?
Ms Okoli: Pane imwe nguva yandakaita Facebook ad ndichishandisa zita rekambani yangu ipapo. Ndaive nezita rekambani randaishandisa ipapo. Rudzi rwekufona kwandakagamuchira pachinhu ichi cheOFSP muzuva rimwe chete, vanhu vaifona kubva kumatunhu mazhinji muNigeria kunyangwe kubva (dzimwe) nyika dzemuAfrica. Asi nekuti vazhinji vacho havana kundiona ivo, vakatsvaga vakazviona. Asi nekuda kwekutya kwebhizinesi repamhepo uye pamwe iyo logistics chikamu che (iyo). Asi ndakazodaro. Ndakatumira vakawanda kuLagos.
Vanhu vanga vachitofona, "Ndingave muparidzi wako muLagos?" Asi ipapo taingoita hupfu nembatatisi (puree). Mbatatisi (puree) haina hupenyu hurefu hwesherufu. Saka, hatina kukwanisa kuenda kure, takamira. Asi panyaya yemuzambiringa, takapa varimi vazhinji munyika uye kunyangwe machubhu, havatenge zvakawanda nekuti vanongoziva mashandisirwo ayo.
Bhizinesi ibhizinesi rakanaka kwazvo uye mhedzisiro yacho inokurumidza. Isu tanga tichinzwa zvapupu zvakawanda maererano nekuwedzera kukosha, kunobva mukushandurwa kwembatatisi iyi ine orenji kuita confectioneries uye zvimwe zvigadzirwa. Patakavhura fekitori, International Potato Center yakasvika pakuziva nezvedu mune imwe mari yechikafu yataipinda muUyo neHarvestPlus. Saka vakashanyira fekitari yedu vachibva kuKano. Vaiita chirongwa muKano ipapo.
Vakaona zvataiita. Vakashanya kwapera vhiki. Vakaororwa. Vakabva vanyorera head office yavo kuKenya vachiti vaona private sector (business) yekuNigeria iri diversifying ichatipa zvatinoda vakati zvakanaka. Vakatsigira vamwe vanhu munyika ino kuti vauye kuzodzidza zvandiri kuita mufekitari yangu. Ndakavadzidzisa kwemazuva matatu. Paive nevanhu gumi nevasere kubva munzvimbo nhanhatu dzezvematongerwo enyika. Mushure mekudzidziswa, vakazviburitsa pasocial media platforms.
Ndiwo matangiro atakaita kuve nekutumirwa kubva kuTwitter, kunyanya vanhu vese vakakodzera mumasangano evanopa sekubva kuHarvestPlus. Ndiyo International Potato Center yakatiburitsa muNigeria pane iyi kukosha kwekuwedzera. Kudzidziswa ikoko chete kwatakavaitira. Kubva ipapo, takatanga.
Masangano mazhinji akaita seUSAID, ndakavaitira chirongwa pasi peFeed the Future. Ndakavadzidzisa vakadzi kwavari. Ndakaita value-adition. Ndakadyidzanawo neFederal Ministry of Agriculture, ndakabatana neHarvestPlus, uye nemamwe masangano mazhinji kungoita chokwadi chekuti ruzivo urwu rwasvika kudzika.
PT: Kubva wanga uchidyidzana nemamwe masangano uye uchidzidzisa vanhu, wanga uine mamwe mabheki akatora hupfu hwembatatisi uhu?
Ms Okoli: Sezvakaita Delight Bread muKano. Ndiyo bhaka repamusoro muKano State, rine Kabir. Handizive surname yacho. Icho chiri pakati pevanhu iyi International Potato Center yakatsigirwa kuti vauye kubheka rangu. Saka paakadzokera, akasuma chingwa ichi. Vatova nechiratidzo chapinda mumusika. Iwo bheka hombe. Saka zvavanoita vanozviita pano neapo uye vanhu vanozvifarira.
Saizvozvo, muIkot Ekpene, Association of Master Bakers uye Caterers of Nigeria (AMBCN). Ini ndini ndiri kudzidzisa AMBN nezve mashandisiro ekuisa OFSP muchingwa. Iwe unoziva chaizvo kuti hausi kuzoshandisa chete mbatatisi. Uri kushandisa 40 muzana mbatatisi uye 60 muzana yeupfu. Ndiyo chete nzira yainokwanisa kusimuka ichikupa zvaunoda. Kubheka ikoko (Delight Bread muKano), pane imwe nguva yavakati "(Supply) mbatatisi kwandiri." Ndaka. Saka handizivi kuti vachiri kuzviita here. Asi ndakavatumira 300kg kana 400kg mushure mekudzidziswa.
PT: Ko iyo 40 kusvika 60 muzana chikamu chakabatsira sei kuderedza mutengo wekugadzira mabheki eNigeria sezvaunoda iwe kunyanya?
Ms Okoli: Inobatsira zvikuru. Kwese kwandinoenda kunodzidziswa, kunyanya ava tenzi vanobika chingwa (MBAN) kudzidziswa, mushure mekuvadzidzisa nekuti inogara iri kudzidziswa, isu tinogara tichiverenga purofiti. Mubhegi reupfu, paunowedzera makumi mana muzana eOFSP mubhegi reupfu, uri kuita shoma N40 kusvika N5,000 purofiti muhomwe. Iyo yatakagadzira kuUyo, muridzi webhekari, akaiverenga. Paunobvisa mutengo wembatatisi, uri kuwana N8,000 kusvika N5,000 purofiti. Saka muridzi webakery zvainge zvaita patakaverenga takaita yake tikawana inenge N8,000 12,000 akashamisika. Iwe unoita mari yakawanda nekuwedzera mbatatisi.
PT: Unoziva here kuti nhamba yakanaka yekubheka yakavharika nekuda kwedambudziko rimwe kana rimwe uye unofunga kuti izvi zvinogona kugadziriswa sei?
Ms Okoli: Mabheki akawanda akavhara nekuda kwekuwedzera kwakanyanya kwezvikafu zvekubika sehupfu neshuga. Bhegi reshuga ikozvino riri pamusoro peN24,500, bhegi reupfu pamusoro peN22,000 zvichienderana nehupfu. Tine mhando dzakasiyana dzehupfu. Tine iyo yemhando yepamusoro segorosi yegiredhi yepamusoro uye yakaderera-giredhi gorosi. Iwe haugone kuenzanisa Dangote uye Golden Penny Prime. Vanoidaidza kuti number one. Ndiyo nhamba yekutanga. Iyo yemhando yepamusoro gorosi, nepo classic mune imwecheteyo Golden Penny iri yakaderera-gorosi. Saka panogara paine zviuru zvakasiyana mumitengo yavo. Paunotarisa pairi, bota iN19,000 pabhokisi. Saka kana ukatarisa pazvinhu zvese izvo, nenyaya yekuti bhekari rinoda vashandi vakati wandei kuti vaunze, nekusafambisa kudiki kupi zvako unogona kutadza.
Asi mukuwedzera OFSP, kuiswa kwechikamu che40 percent ichi muchingwa, kunobatsira zvikuru. Kana iwe ukatarisa, unoita senge purofiti yeN5,000 pabhegi pazuva. Uye vanhu vanoita semabhegi gumi pazuva kusvika kumabhegi makumi maviri pazuva. Izvozvo zvakatokubatsira kuderedza kudhura kwezvimwe zvinhu zvauri kushandisa mukugadzira chingwa.
PT: Zviri nyore sei kwauri kutsvaga zvigadzirwa nekuti unoziva kuti OFSP iyi iri kuramba ichigamuchirwa. Zviri nyore sei kwauri kuti utore mbatatisi yako, kuti irambe iri pachiyero nekuti uri kugadzira mazuva ese? Saka, uri sei? Uri kushandisa mashiripiti api?
Ms Okoli: Sezvandakataura, ndakataura nezve International Potato Center. Ndakakuudza kuti mushure mekudzidziswa kwavo kubheka kwangu, vakandibatanidza. Kunze kwekubatsira kugadzira ruzivo pasocial media, vakandibatanidza nevarimi vavo vese muNigeria. Imhaka yekuti ndine varimi muKano, Kaduna, Kebbi nekuti vakaita chirongwa chakakura kutenderedza nyika idzi. Saka chandakaita ndechekuti nguva yavakauya ndaida yeOFSP nekuti yaitove dambudziko hombe kuwana mudzi nekuti mwaka wechirimo. Saka vakandibatanidza nevarimi vavo.
Vaizondibatsira kusimbisa kuwanikwa kwembatatisi kubva kuvarimi, vachivaudza kuti "ikozvino tava nemutori mukuru." Vakabva vandipa number dzavo ndikavapa number dzangu. Saka hapana zuva vanhu vasingandifonere. Ndine mbatatisi munzvimbo yakadai kuti ndikupei.
Kwapera mwaka wemvura, ndakaita sekuti regai ndisaine MOU nekuti kunyangwe kuSouth East, kune vezvematongerwo enyika vakawanda, vanhu vakuru vanoda kuita zvekurima asi dambudziko ravo nderekuti vanotora zvavanoita. Saka ndakasaina MOU nevamwe varimi. Vanondiberekera uye ndinotora.
Asi mushure meMOU, ndakaona zvakare kuti pane zvinonetsa neMoU. Nekuti vamwe varimi unobvumirana navo kuti vanokusima vachitevedzana voenda kunodyara pamwechete. Uye kana vachidyara vanogona kusatombokuudza kuti Cylas apinda uye vanokupa zvakadaro uye unorasikirwa nemari yakawanda nekuti Cylas inofamba nekukurumidza pasi pane kana iri mukati mevhu. Kana Cylas yaibata pasi, ukaikohwa usingazivi ikapararira pambatatisi yauri kuda kuzoshandisa mumwedzi mumwe kana mwedzi miviri, inozoikanganisa uye pamwe mukati memavhiki maviri kusvika matatu, inozoidya.
PT: Tiudze, Cylas chii?
Ms Okoli: Cylas chipembenene chiri kukanganisa mbatatisi iyoyo. Asi matambudziko ese aya ndiwo andanyora ndikatumira kuInternational Potato Center iyo yakauya kubheki yangu muna Mbudzi wapfuura kuzoita documentary yekugadzira puree yangu kuchingwa. Vakazviita mumazuva maviri. Vakatoenda kune vatengesi vepadivi pemugwagwa vachiigovera, vashandisi vekupedzisira, uye vanhu vemhuri vachiishandisa kuinyora. Vati vachakazvigadzirisa kuti vawane chero zvazvingava zvinobatsira kuderedza maCylas.
Federal Ministry of Agriculture yakaedzawo yega nekundibatanidza nevarimi vavo. Vari kuitawo mapurojekiti ari kugovera mizambiringa kune nyika zhinji kuti vangotora iyi OFSP nekuda kwekudya kwayo. Kunyangwe segore rapfuura, ndaive nemukurumbira muNigeria zvekuti vanhu vazhinji vanondifonera.
PT: Iwe unoita kunge usingashandisi hupfu hwembatatisi kugadzira, iwe unoshandisa puree. Chii chinonzi puree?
Ms Okoli: Puree is a potato paste yatinoshandisa chingwa. Kwete hupfu. Isu tinogadzira kuita hupfu, tinogadzira kuita puree. Iyo puree inodhura-inoshanda. Hupfu hunodhura nekuti hune dry matter content. Saka ukashandisa hupfu pakubika haukupe ruvara uye chingwa chako nemakestries zvinenge zviri kumusoro nekuti hazvina dry matter asi ukashandisa puree unoita profit yakawanda uye kudya kunowanda. yakanamirwa, ruvara, namatidza. Zvese zvaunoda zviripo.
PT: Zviri pachena, zviri nani kushandisa puree. Iwe unoita sei puree?
Ms Okoli: Puree ingori mash eOFSP midzi. Unobika woikuya. Ndizvo zvose. Ichange iri muchimiro chakaita sematomatisi paste uye iwe unowedzera 40 per cent kuchingwa chako. Unowedzera chikamu chehupfu hwegorosi uyewo mbiriso kuti isimuke. Kana ukashandisa upfu hwegorosi chete pachingwa chisina mbiriso, chingwa chako hachizomuki.
PT: Rudzi rwekubuda rwakafanana neicho chechingwa chakajairika?
Ms Okoli: Kwete. Vamwe vanhu vanozofunga kuti iruvara rweorenji asi rwuri rwembatatisi.
PT: Wataura nezvekudya kwakanaka, varwere vane chirwere cheshuga vanodya here?
Ms Okoli: Ehe. Zvinoenderana nekuchengetedza uye rudzi rwechingwa urwu runogara kusvika vhiki, dzimwe nguva mavhiki maviri kana iwe usingaisi kuzuva. Kana ukaiisa kuzuva, nokuti iri Vitamin A, mbatatisi ine 100 percent Vitamin A. Inobvisa Vitamin A uye haizove orenji sezvayakanga yakaita pakutanga. Zuva rinoita kuti chingwa chiparare chingava chegorosi kana chingwa cheOFSP. Kana isiri pasi pezuva asi pamumvuri, inogara kusvika masvondo maviri.
PT: Idambudziko ripi raunosangana naro semukadzi muchikamu chino nekuti sezvawati munhu wese anokufonera, maministries anokudana, maNGO anokufonera, masangano epasi rese anokufonera kana zvasvika paOFSP? Saka ndeapi matambudziko aunosangana nawo maererano nemurume wako?
Ms Okoli: Panyaya iyoyo, ndakasununguka muna 2020 pandakavhura bakery riya. Ndinofara kuti ndakaroorwa nemurume anonzwisisa. Chandinoita ndechekuti vana vanenge vari pamba, nekuti ndinogara ndichifamba. Asi ndichaita kuti zvese zvandinofanira kuita semukadzi ndizviite.
PT: Unoziva kuti uri kudzidzisa varume, vanokupindura sei kana uchivadzidzisa? Chakaita sei?
Ms Okoli (Vanoseka): Vanogara vachifara. Somuenzaniso, pandakaenda kuUyo kunodzidzisa vabiki vechingwa vari kumaodzanyemba-kumaodzanyemba, mutevedzeri wapurezidhendi weMBAN akabva kuWarri. Pandakazvitanga nekuti ndinowanzozvizivisa ndisati ndaenda kumasesheni anoshanda navo. Naizvozvo pavakanga vari pahoro, murume wacho akasimuka ndokuti “Ndanzwa nezvako,” mumwe mukadzi uya wokuNnewi ari kushandisa mbatatisi kugadzira chingwa. Asi zvavanogara vachitaura ndezvekuti "musikana mudiki angaita sei iwe ...." Vanogara vachitarisira kuona mumwe munhu akura akadaro wavainzwa nezvake, kuti musikana mudiki akaita seni, ndakatanga sei?
Vanoda kuziva kuti ndakatanga sei, kuti ndasvika padanho iri pazera rangu nezvimwe zvese. Saka maonero akadaro. Zvinobva kuvarume nevakadzi uye ini ndinenge ndichingoseka.
PT: Saka ngatisvike kune chikamu chekugadzira, tichishandisa magetsi. Magetsi munorigona sei kana iri nyaya yekugadzira, iko zvino kwave kushaikwa mafuta?
Ms Okoli: Pandakanga ndichigadzira bheka, ndakanyatsoona kuti paiva nemamiriro emagetsi asina kunaka panzvimbo yebheki rangu. Dzimwe nguva vanotipa magetsi kamwe chete pamwedzi. Nekuda kweizvozvo, ndaifanira kuve nechokwadi chekuti hovhoni yangu haisi hovhoni yemagetsi. Ihovheni yeindasitiri inogona kubika masaga mana eupfu kamwechete. Inofambiswa nehuni kana gasi.
Saka handina kuedza kuswedera pedyo nemagetsi. Muchina wangu wekugaya ndewemaoko. Inoshandisa dhiziri kushanda. Musanganisi wangu wechingwa anoshandisa mota. Iyoyo haitore nguva yebasa raunoishandisa. Iyoyo ndiyo inoshandisa magetsi. Uye ndakatenga jenareta rinogona kugonesa midziyo yemagetsi. Kana wasanganisa chingwa chako, unochishandura kuita muchina wekugaya unofambiswa nedhiziri.
Asi iye zvino magetsi ari kuita zviri nani. Chinhu chimwe chete chandingagona kuitirwa nemagetsi kungosimbisa muchina wekusanganisa uye kusanganisa chingwa hakutore nguva. Saka zvinoita kuti ndisave nedambudziko rakawanda nemagetsi.
Dambudziko ratiri kusangana naro pari zvino nderekudhura kwedhiziri uye muchina iwoyo haudye dhiziri rakawanda nekuti izvozvi tiri kuita light production semasaga 15 eupfu hunova hupfu hwegorosi usati wasanganisa potato puree.
PT: Mazuva mangani? Saka unoshandisa masaga gumi nemashanu ehupfu?
Ms Okoli: Ini ndinoshandisa huwandu uhu nekuti musika kazhinji unononoka izvozvi. Dambudziko redu guru zvakare motokari. Isu tinokwanisa kuva nemotokari nhatu dzinoenda kunopihwa. Mabhazi maviri nemota diki imwe chete inoenda kunopihwa. Kana tiine mota dzakawanda, tinenge tichigadzira mabhegi anosvika makumi mashanu pazuva nekuti hovhoni yedu inokwanisa kugadzira masaga makumi mashanu pazuva. Ingori mota ichange ichigovera, ichiendesa kune dzimwe nzvimbo. Ingori nharaunda shoma muhurumende yedu yenzvimbo dziri kutengesa chingwa (parizvino).
Dzimwe nguva kana ndiri pedyo uye ndikati "rega ndiende kunoona vatengi zvakare," ndinopa chingwa nemotokari yangu. Tichaita semabhegi makumi maviri zuva iroro uye tichaatengesa zuva iroro rose.
PT: Unoshandisa marii padhiziri mazuva ese kana huni?
Ms Okoli: Nekuda kwekukwira kwemutengo wezvese izvozvi. Zvirinani, isu tinoshandisa dzinenge N10,000 dzehuni dzehuni. Nekuti tinozvitenga murori, tinogona kutenga huni dzakaita seN150,000 todzishandisa kweasingasviki mavhiki matatu. Nekuda kwekuwedzera kwemutengo wedhiziri, tinoshandisa N2,000 yakakosha yedhiziri zuva rega rega. Kare, takashandisa N2,000 dhiziri kwemazuva mana, mashanu. Ipapo takatenga N200, ikozvino N650, N700 muNnewi. Asi dambudziko zvakare mumbatatisi nderekuti hatina zvivakwa zvekurapa muNigeria. Vanhu chete vanayo muAfrica iGhana. Pane kambani yekuAmerica iri kuGhana inodyidzana nehurumende yeGhana pachirongwa ichi. Zvakadaro sepagore rapfuura, iyo OFSP yaive imwe yevakawana mari kuGhana.
Kambani yeUS inobata mbatatisi ichidzitumira kunyika yavo. Saka vane mushonga wekurapa uyu. Nzvimbo inorapa iyi inogona kuchengetedza mbatatisi iyi kwemwedzi mipfumbamwe. Hapana chichaitika kwazviri. Nekuti peak yembatatisi iri mumwaka wekunaya kwemvura. Mbatata inoda mvura. Saka kugadzira mwaka wemvura kunodhura zvakanyanya. Zvinoitwa nekambani iyi vanounganidza vachibatsirwa nehurumende yeGhana. Varimi vakawanda vanogadzira. Vanorapa.
Ndakaedza kutaura nemurume wekuUS aivemo mukambani uye akandiudza kuti ndichaita sei uye nezvakawanda zvezvinhu. Asi nekuda kwekuti ndaiva ndisiri munhu ane mari, ndakanga ndisisina simba rokuzviita ipapo saka ndakatozoshingirira. Zvino NIRSAL Plc neDiaris pavakanzwa nezvangu musemina muYola, vakandidaidza. Vakati ndinofanira kutora mifananidzo yefekitari yangu nekugadzirwa kwangu ndozvitumira. Vati havape chikwereti asi vanovimbisa kuti kune mari yakapihwa neMastercard foundation kubhanga remadzimai reSterling kumadzimai ari mukurima, chikamu che70 percent.
Saka vakandibatanidza. Vakadaidza bazi reAnambra CBN. Ndakaenda. Asi nekuda kwezvematongerwo enyika imwe kana maviri muNigeria, murume wacho akazengurira uye pane imwe nguva, ndakagumbuka. Ndakabvapo. Asi NIRSAL Plc, vakaedza. Vakatosvika pakuzvidaidza, uye Sterling Bank, Awka, munhu anotarisira uye kutumira meseji kuhofisi huru, Sterling Bank kuti ave nechokwadi chekuti N20 miriyoni kuitira kuti ndigone kushanda panzvimbo iyoyo yekurapa.
Ndiro dambudziko guru ratinaro. Kana ndikakwanisa kuwana nzvimbo yekurapa iyo, matambudziko ese andinawo nembatatisi anogadziriswa. Saizvozvo mamwe ese processor, Ichavarerutsira kupinda mairi. Nokuti mumwaka uno wokusanaya kwemvura, zvinodhura. Vanhu vazhinji havagone kutenga. Bhegi izvozvi (Kurume 2022) rinenge N12,000. Asi munguva yekunaya, vanhu vazhinji vachange vachikufonera paN5,000 pabhegi, 1600 pakg. Nekuti avo vekuchamhembe vanorima michina N80 pakg, unotenga, vanokuunzira. Saka kana uine nzvimbo yekurapa, unogona kuzvichengeta ipapo.
PT: Bakery rako rakabatikana, une vashandi vangani mubheki rako?
Ms Okoli: Parizvino, ndine vashandi gumi nevanomwe. Ndinoda kupinza pwere dzakawanda kuti ndivakurudzire kushanda nesimba.
PT: Mari yakaoma kuwana, wakakwanisa sei kukwidza mari?
Ms Okoli: Pane ichi chikwereti CBN chiri kupa. Kutaura zvazviri ndeimwe yemisangano yatakaenda. Ipapo ndakanga ndichishandisa chivako chehurumende muPort Harcourt. Ndaitumira zvinhu zvangu, vozvigadzirisa uye ini ndaibhadhara mabasa nokuti ndakanga ndisina mari yekugadzira fekitari kana kutenga michina.
MADE paakandiendesa kuEdo 2018 kuti ndidzidzise vamwe vanhu paOSPP value chain kunyanya hupfu nechingwa, takakwanisa kusangana neCBN nagavhuna nesangano rimwe chete, chikoro checatering icho CBN yaida kuita mukudzidzisa vanhu. Vaida kuyedza-run chirongwa ichi ipapo muNigeria. Saka pandakanzwa nezvazvo, ndakadzokera kuPort Harcourt. Ndakatanga kutsvaga masangano CBN akapa mvumo yekudzidzisa nekuti imwe yemaitiro avo usati watora chikwereti ndechekuti iwe unofanirwa kuenda kune kudzidziswa kwemazuva mashanu nezve bhizinesi, kutonga nguva, kurima, kukosha kweketani, yakawanda.
Saka ndakapinda kudzidziswa kwacho, uye ndakanyorera. Sezvineiwo ndakapihwa chikwereti chacho. Zvakavatorera gore vasati vagadzirisa chikwereti chacho. Ndakanga ndiri pakati pevashoma vakabatsirwa vakawana chikwereti muna Mbudzi 2019. Asi ndakatanga kuishandisa muna Kukadzi 2020. Ipapo ndakatanga hwaro. Ndakanga ndisingadi kuvhura bakery muPort Harcourt, ndaida kuivhura muAnambra State, kwandisingazonetswa nechero lout kana ani zvake.
Saka ndakangobvisa nzvimbo yacho, ndokuvaka faundesheni, ndokuvaka fekitari. Mari yacho CBN akapa chete akandibatsira nemidziyo; chikwereti chaiva chemidziyo. Asi mukuita zvinhu zvose izvi zvandiri kuita, ndakavhura NGO inotarisa kudya kunovaka muviri ndichishandisa mabio-fortified foods aya.
Saka NGO yangu yaive pakati peavo CBN yakazopa nguva yekugadzwa, iyi EDI (Entrepreneurial Development Institute) muAnambra State. Mari yandakawana kubva pabasa iri ndiyo yakandibatsira kuvaka chivako chacho.
Mari yavo ndakashandisa midziyo uye mari yandakaunganidza ndakashandisa kutanga kugadzira. Ndakapawo training. Saka kudzidziswa kwandakaita kwakandiwanisawo mari yekumhanyisa kubika kusvika padanho iri (danho riripo) iro rava kuita mari.
PT: Ndeipi nzira yekutevera yaunoita kuvarimi vauri kudzidzisa uye ungati kudzidziswa kwako kwakakanganisa hupenyu hwavo?
Ms Okoli: Ndakadzidzisa varimi vazhinji muNigeria muRivers State, Anambra State, Abia State, Ebonyi State. Chandinowanzo kuvadzidzisa maitiro akanaka agronomic. Good agronomic practices zvinongoreva kunaka kwauchaita kurima kwako, mashandisiro aungaita mari yezvaunoshandisa uye uwane zvimwe. Pedza zvishoma uye uwane zvakawanda - inongori pfupiso yemaitiro akanaka ezvekurima. Sembatatisi iyi, ukasashandisa muzambiringa wemhando yepamusoro, hauwane goho rakanaka. Ndiri kuvasuma nezvemishonga yesora yakawanda. Sevarimi vembambaira, vanokuudza kuti uchadya mari yakawanda pakudya mufarinya nekusakura. Asi kana vakakwanisa kushandisa makemikari kusakura, uchaona kuti zvichavachengetedza mari yakawanda uye vanozoita purofiti yakawanda. Saka ndinovatevera. ndinovadaidza. Ndinogara ndiripo kuti ndipindure kufona kwavo, kuvatungamira uye kuvabatanidza kumusika. Ndinovashanyira. Pakurima magaka, ndinodzidzisa varimi; mufarinya, ndinodzidzisa varimi; Mbatata, ndinodzidzisa varimi. Saka ndinovashanyira. Uye ndisati ndadzidzira, ndinogara ndichiita chokwadi chekuti musika uripo nekuti ndiro rimwe dambudziko riri kuitwa nevarimi. Zvimwe zvacho zvinogona kugadzira. Avo vane simba rekugadzira vanoita asi havazove nemusika. Saka vacharasikirwa nemari yavo uye vachaodzwa mwoyo.
PT: Pane zvawambotaura pawakati zvinonetsa kuwana mbatatisi munguva yekupisa. Unoitei kana isipo?
Ms Okoli: Sezvinoita, ndinoitawo vanhu vanoita kurima kwechirimo semuBenue. Vane mvura. Vanoita kurima kwechirimo. Dambudziko ravo nderemusika. Kufanana nedzimwe nzvimbo muRivers State iyo mitsetse yemvura, vanoita.
Kufanana neKebbi State. MuKebbi State vanodyara mbatatisi munaNovember, Zvita, Ndira. Kune matunhu mazhinji anoita kurima kwemwaka wakaoma. Hakusi kana kudiridza. Idavi nekuti unogona kuzviita munzvimbo imwe. Nekuda kwenetwork yangu uye macontacts, ndinokwanisa kuziva zvinhu zvese izvi. Saka zvangu ndoti okay vanotoziva kuti ndinotenga. Saka vamwe vacho vanondifonera.
Vanhu vazhinji vakandifonera munguva ino yakaoma vakati "Tinogona kukugadzirisira mbatatisi dzemwaka wakaoma here?" Ndakabvuma zvimwe ndikaramba zvimwe.
PT: Pane dzimwe nguva dzausingawane mbatatisi munguva yekupisa. Unoitei panguva iyoyo?
Ms Okoli: Kufanana negore rapfuura sezvandakakuudzai, pane dzimwe nguva muvhiki umo fekitari yaisashanda uye taibhadhara muhoro. Icho chikamu chematambudziko. Hatina kuzoshanda nekuti pakanga pasina mbatatisi. Dzimwe nguva, pachava nembatatisi asi, semuenzaniso, pane imwe nguva vanhu veKebbi vaiodha mbatatisi. Zvakatora mavhiki anenge matatu kuti vauye. Uye mbatatisi yose inoora mumotokari yaiuya nayo nokuti vakaifukidza netende. Hatimiriri kuti mbatatisi dzedu dzipedze tisati tahodha. Asi nekuda kwenyaya ye logistics. Ipapo taive toita chingwa cheOFSP chete. Chingwa chedu chese chaive chingwa cheOFSP. Saka zvatakaita December wapera kwaiva kuunza chingwa chichena chose, chinova chingwa chegorosi chete kuti kana tisina mbatatisi tisavhare bakery. Tinogona kunge tichigadzira chena kusvika tawana mbatatisi.
PT: Ichi chingwa nemakeke zvinotengwa nevatengi here?
Ms Okoli: Tine chingwa cheN50, tine icho cheN100 pamutengo wekambani. Isu tine imwe yeN40 yakangofanana nemadhonati. Tinozviputira muzvidimbu makumi maviri munaironi uye vanhu ivavo vanozvitengesa kuvana vose ava. Vanhu vanogarowana ndeavo vanobva kumisha yese iyi iri kure. Vamwe vevanhu ava kuti nekuda kwekuomerwa vasina mari vanogona kuitenga paN20. Isu tinoitengesa paN50 kumutengo wekambani. Vanogona kuitenga uye kuidya neAkara.
Vanamai vanotengera vana vavo sechikafu. Pane imwe yemutengo wekambani yeN100 uye vanotengesa paN120 kana N150. Tine imwe yeN220 uye vanotengesa paN300. Isu tine imwe yeN300, N400, N500 pamutengo wekambani. Saka tine hukuru hwakasiyana. Tinoitira varombo, ruzhinji nevapfumi.
Ndizvo zvimwe chete nemuto wedu. Muto ndiyo imwe nzvimbo yekukwezva muOFSP kukosha cheni. Hapana shoo yandichaenda iyo vanhu havaite cluster panzvimbo yangu yekuratidzira nekuda kwemuto. Kana vangotenga imwe chete, vanodzoka nevatengi vakawanda. Imwe, inotapira kwazvo uye ndeyemusikirwo.
Vanhu vazhinji vanoti vapedza kunwa vanodzokera kumba vonorara zvakanaka uye isu hatiisi shuga. Ingori mbatatisi. Kana uchinge wawedzera shuga, wakunda zvikomborero zvehutano, chiyero chekudya. Muto iwoyo ndeimwe nzvimbo yatinofanira kusvika pamusika.