The seeds of change helping African farmers grow out of poverty | Andrew Youn

翻译人员: Yirui Tang 校对人员: Helen Chang

(Voice-over) Andrew Youn: I have incredible belief

我对于非洲农民的力量

有令人难以置信的信仰

in the strength and power of African farmers.

The farmers I get to serve are incredibly inspiring,

我所服务的农民多数为非常鼓舞人心的

勤劳且自信的女人

hardworking and confident, mostly women,

that earn a better life for their families.

为她们的家庭赢得了更好的生活

They have an incredible amount of power.

她们拥有惊人的力量

她们只是不常有正确的工具

They're just not always equipped with the right tools.

所以我的组织做了一些小调整

So my organization makes a few little tweaks

and enables farm families to succeed at a whole nother level.

使得农民家庭可以在其他层面获得成功

At One Acre Fund, we like to say farmers stand at the center of the world.

在一亩基金，我们喜欢说 农民站在世界的中心

[Therese Niyonsaba, Farmer]

[特蕾斯·尼永萨巴，农民]

(Voice-over) (In Kinyarwanda) My name is Therese Niyonsaba.

我的名字叫特蕾斯·尼永萨巴

I started working with TUBURA in 2018.

我从 2018 年开始和图布拉合作

[In Rwanda, One Acre Fund operates under the name Tubura,

[在卢旺达, 一亩基金在图布拉名下使用

which means “to grow exponentially.“]

意为“成指数增长”]

(Voice-over) TN: I heard about TUBURA

我听说图布拉

when the field officer came to meet farmers who had joined before me.

是在管理土地的官员 见那些之前加入的农民之时

I had seen how they were farming and I asked them,

我见过她们如何耕种，并问她们

"Where do you get the fertilizer

你们从哪里得到肥料

to yield such a good harvest?"

能有如此好的收成

They told me they get it from TUBURA.

她们告诉我是从图布拉得到的

[Price Claudine, Field Officer ONE ACRE FUND / TUBURA]

[普莱斯·克劳丁, 官员 一亩基金/图布拉]

(Voice-over) (In Kinyarwanda) PC: I first met Therese in 2018.

我第一次见特蕾斯是在 2018 年

She was eager to learn modern agricultural methods.

她渴望学习现代化农业的方法

(Women speaking)

(妇女发言)

TN: My harvest was not enough to feed my family.

我的收成不足以支撑家庭

I struggled to feed my children.

我养活我的孩子都很费劲

I decided to expand my land

我决定扩大我的土地面积

to increase my harvest.

以增加收成

AY: Most of the world's poor are farmers,

世界上大多数穷人都是农民

所以当农民变得更有生产力的时候

and so when farmers become more productive,

他们可以赚更多钱

then they earn more income,

很多人从此脱离贫困

and mass numbers of people move out of poverty.

They produce more food for their communities and end hunger.

她们为社区生产更多的食物并消除饥饿

From the farmer's perspective, basically,

本质上从农民的角度出发

One Acre Fund provides a small loan

一亩基金提供了一小笔借款

that makes these simple farm inputs affordable.

可以负担起简单的农业投资

So this is, for example, professional seed,

例如这是一种

which is 100 percent natural, locally produced;

百分百纯天然本地产的专业种子

a tiny microdose of fertilizer,

微量肥料

which is necessary for plant nutrients;

对植物营养来说是必不可少的

and, for example, tree seedlings.

又例如树苗

Then we provide physical delivery of these farm inputs

然后我们提供了这些 农业投资的实际交货

and then training.

并进行培训

(Voice-over) PC: With TUBURA, we improved planting techniques.

图布拉使我们改善了种植技术

The skills the farmers learned include fertilizer application

农民学习的技能包括肥料的应用

and using selected seed to yield a good harvest.

和使用挑选过的种子产出好的收成

We also learned to plant in a line.

我们也学习将它们种成一排

That helped us to get a better harvest.

这帮助我们获得更好的收成

AY: We are an agricultural organization.

我们是一个农业组织

Therefore, nearly all of our staff live in rural places near the farmers.

因此几乎我们所有的员工 都住在离农民很近的地方

And so it's just so obvious to me that to provide effective service,

所以对我来说非常明显

we need to be as close as possible.

要想提供有效的服务 我们需要尽可能靠近

PC: Before the inputs were close to the farmers,

在投资物品农民很近之前

they had to travel long distances

他们去过很远的地方

and even pay for transport to pick them up.

甚至支付运费来运输这些物资

But today, they immediately take their inputs home.

但是现在他们立即把投入的东西带回家

(Voice-over) PC: When farmers are harvesting,

当农民们在收割的时候

I visit them in their field

我在他们的地里拜访他们

to check if the crops are ready to be harvested.

以确认庄稼是否可以收购

I advise them to wait until the crops are ready

我建议他们等到庄稼成熟

and are more useful to them.

或对他们更加有用时再收割

(Voice-over) TN: After joining TUBURA, my harvest remarkably increased.

加入图布拉之后我的收成显著增加

We can eat. We are so happy.

我们为能够填饱肚子感到开心

And we sell the surplus of our harvest.

同时我们也出售剩余的收成

AY: Today, we serve about a million families

现在我们完善的服务项目

in our full-service program

服务了一百万个家庭

and a little more than a million families through our work with partners.

有一百多万个家庭 通过我们与合作伙伴工作

(Voice-over) PC: My relationship with Therese is good.

我和特蕾斯的关系特别好

Every time I visit her, she is so happy.

每次我见她的时候她都很开心

AY: In a nutshell, we have basically three goals with this Audacious proposal.

总的来说这个大胆的提议 有三个基本目标

One is to expand our direct full-service program

第一个是在 2026 年之前 将我们全方位的服务计划

to reach two and a half million families per year by 2026,

扩大到每年二百五十万个家庭

which, more than 10 million children are living in those families.

其中有超过一千万个孩子

We can also hope by 2026

我们也希望在 2026 年之前

to serve an additional 4.3 million families per year,

每年多服务四百三十万家庭

together with these kind of operational partners

以及在政府和私营部门中的

in the government and private sector.

这些合作伙伴

And then lastly, we want to help shape

最后我们希望

a more environmentally appropriate green revolution.

塑造一个更适合环境的绿色革命

There's an incredible opportunity for farmers to lead the way

对农民来说这是一个绝佳的机会

to lead to a more sustainable society,

去引领一条更适合社会 可持续发展的道路

both in how we shape food systems and having more diverse food systems,

无论是在我们如何塑造粮食系统 和建立更多样化的粮食系统上

but also, for example, planting tons and tons of trees.

还是比如在种植大量树木上

We can now realistically kick off a campaign

在未来的十年里 我们可以真真正正地开启

to plant about a billion trees in the coming decade.

种植十亿棵树的活动

(Voice-over) TN: After working with TUBURA, I was able to build my house.

在图布拉工作后我能建造自己的房子了

I was able to buy a solar light.

我能够买日光灯了

I have light in my house!

我的房子里有亮光了

My children are eating. No problem.

我的孩子们吃饭完全没有问题

I'm so happy!

我很高兴

Working with TUBURA gave me value.

和图布拉合作给予我价值感

TUBURA is at my heart.

图布拉在我心中

I am so happy with TUBURA.

我对图布拉也很满意

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