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-In January, I left the patch,

-Jen and Bleddyn in Rhosgadfan...

-..and travelled to Africa.

-First, I went to Kenya with

-Branwen Niclas from Christian Aid.

-I stayed with the Muchiri family

-on their small farm...

-..in the village of Riiacina.

-After being hit hard

-by floods and drought last year...

-..they're now part of a scheme

-preparing them for difficult times.

-I've been doing my bit

-by helping them...

-..to plant drought-resistant tomatoes

-on their patch.

-COCK CROWS

-Oh!

-It's time to get up.

-It's very hot, even in the morning,

-when the children walk to school.

-The donkeys begin the never-ending

-work of carrying water.

-Talking of water,

-I have to find some too.

-This is the shower.

-Where is the shower?

-This is it.

-A simple hut, but it does the job.

-I'll have to get a hut

-like this one on the patch.

-It's handy to wash

-in a bowl like this.

-Look how much water you save.

-Look how much water you save.

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-Yes, and you're in the fresh air.

-My head gets dirty

-after working on the patch.

-It's easy to wash back home.

-You can't shower that often here.

-You could plant potatoes in my hair.

-LAUGHTER

-Planting vegetables by the river

-is the family's main income source.

-Closer to the house,

-there's another valuable crop.

-This is miraa, or khat.

-Africans have chewed the leaves

-and twigs for many years...

-..as a stimulant.

-It isn't illegal

-but isn't totally acceptable either.

-Alvan and his sons give each plant

-20 litres of water a week.

-It isn't easy to keep them alive

-when there's no rain.

-But there's a market for them.

-By August, they'll be ready

-to be harvested.

-The money will be a great help

-to the family.

-Making money when you can

-is important here.

-People are very inventive.

-By the river, I met George.

-He's a retired teacher

-and a close friend of the family.

-He has a small farm too.

-Every morning,

-he goes to the river to fish.

-We've got a fish!

-He uses nets that cost 40 shillings,

-or 30p in our money.

-They're worth every penny.

-Oh!

-We've done well.

-Sometimes,

-he doesn't catch anything.

-He has caught quite a few today.

-They introduced catfish

-to the river a few years ago.

-They're more valuable

-than local fish.

-Do you use any other

-type of things for fishing?

-Or do you just use the net?

-Or do you just use the net?

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-It's catfish.

-How much for the catfish?

-How much for the catfish?

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-This one is fifty.

-Fifty shillings.

-They sell these

-for 20 shillings.

-These are 50 shillings...

-..because there's a lot

-of good meat on them.

-These have a lot of small bones,

-so people don't want them.

-Catfish have more meat, fewer bones

-and are more nutritious.

-Back on the farm, the family

-is preparing to take produce...

-..to sell in the market.

-They have some green peppers...

-..and tomatoes like the ones

-the lads and I planted.

-As you see, they're good tomatoes.

-Now, they're grading them.

-There are three grades.

-Grade 1 are the biggest and best...

-..that will ripen into a nice

-red colour and are tastier to eat.

-Grade 2 tomatoes aren't as good.

-Grade 3 are the small ones.

-They grow tomatoes to sell locally.

-But in many parts of Kenya,

-there are huge farms...

-..that are big businesses,

-growing vegetables to export.

-Branwen and I were glad

-to get a chance to visit one.

-It was about three hours away,

-on the other side of Mount Kenya.

-Back home, importing vegetables

-so that we can eat what we fancy...

-..is a controversial subject.

-As you know, I believe in growing

-food in our gardens back home.

-But it was very interesting

-to see how the farm worked.

-The water comes from Mount Kenya

-to the local river.

-It's then piped to a reservoir,

-where it's stored.

-It's then pumped around the farm...

-..straight to the plants

-via a system of small pipes.

-Not a drop is wasted.

-It's a great idea.

-But I think the farm raises more

-questions than answers for Branwen.

-Something as basic as the use

-of water in a farm such as this...

-..means that a great deal

-of water is pumped...

-..from local rivers and wells.

-It's not only to this farm.

-When we walked around, we learnt

-that water was also pumped...

-..to a similar reservoir

-on the neighbouring farm...

-..and to other farms nearby.

-If there's a shortage of water...

-..it will obviously

-affect plantations such as this...

-..but also the ordinary people

-in local villages.

-September 2009

-People all over Kenya were greatly

-affected by the 2009 drought.

-Of course,

-it affected this farm too.

-We had to take steps

-to reduce our planting plans...

-..and we also had to sack

-many workers.

-The farm has a policy to grow trees

-to plant in the local community.

-Once a year, every worker

-receives one as a gift to take home.

-They also prepare

-for future drought.

-To prepare for drought, when food

-will be scarce and expensive...

-..we have set aside an area to grow

-cabbage, onions and tomatoes...

-..for our workers so that they spend

-less time looking for food.

-They can spend more time

-on their farms and we can avoid...

-..the possibility

-that they lose time at work.

-Walking around, we talked

-to the workers who were harvesting.

-People are very glad

-to get money and work...

-..to put food on the table.

-Wages are low.

-But there are indications

-that some measures are taken...

-..to provide for the workers

-and their families.

-But it's still uncertain

-what the policy is...

-..regarding fair wages

-and working conditions.

-This farm's produce

-doesn't have the Fairtrade label.

-They are members of GLOBALG.A.P.

-It's a body that sets standards

-for responsible farming practice...

-..all over the world.

-Do you think that I could

-be a part of GLOBALG.A.P?

-I could supply vegetables to them.

-LAUGHTER

-LAUGHTER

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-Yes, you can.

-I've got about half an acre

-on which I grow vegetables.

-The farms change what they grow

-according to demand.

-There's currently a good market

-for runner beans.

-Nothing fancy, just like the ones

-that we grow every summer.

-There are thousands of plants here.

-I'm sure that they thrive

-in this climate.

-They give them light too.

-Yes, until 10.00pm.

-They need 16 hours a day.

-They need 16 hours a day.

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-Yes.

-Have you seen this?

-Have you seen this?

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-Yes.

-It's information

-about what is grown here.

-Each block has a number.

-What is grown in this area

-and the date.

-These were planted

-at the end of October.

-They should have been harvested

-in midweek.

-Are they late?

-Are they late?

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-No.

-Look down there.

-That's where the beans are.

-They start at the bottom.

-After people have picked them...

-..the next set of flowers

-start to produce beans.

-They are then picked.

-The next set then begins and so on.

-How long will this plant last?

-You'll get two more months

-out of those.

-Ultimately, produce is grown here...

-..because we buy them back home.

-We want to have

-this produce all year round.

-We ask for courgettes in December

-or runner beans in February.

-We've gone out of the habit

-of eating foods in season...

-..when it's natural

-to harvest them back in Wales.

-As we left, we wondered how much

-of the high prices we pay...

-..for the beans

-actually reaches the workers.

-Once you deduct the costs

-of packaging, transport...

-..labelling and so on,

-I don't think it's a lot.

-There aren't big farms

-such as this near Riiacina...

-..so we could compare two ways

-of living off the land.

-I'll carry that.

-Things are hard for the family.

-But at least they get all the money

-when we take the tomatoes to market.

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-The closest market to Riiacina

-is held once a week.

-Branwen and I were looking forward

-to finding a pitch...

-..and selling some of the tomatoes.

-BACKGROUND CHAT

-Do you want to open it all out?

-We've laid out all the produce

-on the stall.

-The plastic sheet is the stall!

-People come to see what's going on.

-Very good tomatoes!

-I've sold a few bags.

-You've got to do

-what you do back home and shout...

-..to attract people's interest.

-Get your tomatoes here, come on!

-Peppers!

-It'd be nice to have a market

-in Rhosgadfan.

-A bag of tomatoes only costs

-20 shillings, 15p in our money.

-But the average local wage

-is only 80 shillings a day, or 60p.

-Selling these

-would make a big difference.

-But there's stiff competition.

-Many people sell all kinds

-of local fruit and vegetables.

-Even these ropes have been made

-out of local sisal plants.

-Cabbages obviously grow well here.

-There are tomatoes and mangoes

-wherever you look.

-People come here to buy foods

-that last longer too...

-..such as flour, rice,

-maize and beans.

-This is also the place

-to get new clothes and shoes.

-Do they sell clogs here?

-Do you have some of these?

-Unfortunately, we didn't sell

-a lot, and I don't know why.

-Maybe there were

-too many tomatoes there...

-..or our selling skills

-weren't good enough.

-Branwen and I went to look for a gift

-to thank the family...

-..for letting us stay with them.

-Here you go.

-Here you go.

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-Come along.

-Your goats.

-We got one billy

-and two pregnant goats.

-Hopefully, in a few weeks,

-there'll be kids running around here.

-Oh, no!

-LAUGHTER

-Sadly, the time has come

-for us to leave the family...

-..and continue the journey.

-LAUGHTER

-I've learnt one thing.

-I'm not going anywhere again.

-It breaks my heart to leave

-because I've made good friends.

-I'll have to continue my journey

-and make more friends.

-Before going to Tanzania,

-we had to head back to Nairobi.

-It was time to say farewell

-to Branwen.

-She had to fly back to Wales

-and return to work.

-Ta-ta.

-Sadly, I've lost a good friend

-on the journey.

-But I'm sure I'll make more.

-The next morning, I was up early...

-..and on my way to see

-an organic garden in Kibera...

-..where half the people of Nairobi

-live almost on top of each other.

-Kibera is a slum, and I wasn't sure

-about going there, to be honest.

-When you hear the word slum...

-..you know that living standards

-are very low.

-Many poor people live there.

-They don't have electricity

-or a sewage system.

-I tried to ignore things

-such as the rubbish...

-..the streams full of filth

-and the smell.

-I put them at the back of my mind

-because I wanted to see this garden.

-It was like a paradise in the middle

-of the slum when I first arrived.

-Well!

-It was completely different

-from the rest of Kibera.

-I saw high quality produce,

-the best tomatoes I've ever seen.

-I'll eat them all.

-Very, very good tomatoes.

-Three years ago, this was

-a rubbish dump near the railway.

-Now, it offers work and hope.

-When you think of a slum, you don't

-think of a garden like this.

-I couldn't believe it at first.

-DRUMS AND SINGING IN BACKGROUND

-We don't have this in Rhosgadfan.

-It'd be fun!

-But the reasons for establishing

-the garden were more serious.

-After the 2007 general election...

-..many Kenyans protested,

-especially young people...

-..who had hoped

-to see the system change.

-In Nairobi, the worst troubles

-were in poor areas such as Kibera.

-After that, people were very keen

-to do something...

-..to change the lives

-of the poorest people.

-We got together to set up

-a number of projects...

-..so that the young people

-who took part in violent protest...

-..began taking part

-in economic activities.

-That was the reason

-for their protest.

-There was such inequality

-that they couldn't earn a living...

-..so they relied on gifts

-and begging.

-This garden is one

-of the project's main successes.

-It has brought work, toilets

-and a water supply to the area.

-It has certainly changed lives.

-I broke the law before joining,

-I had nothing to do, no work.

-To get money to live,

-crime was the only way.

-I stole from people

-and sometimes used violence.

-I was in a gang

-and people sometimes died.

-I have seen big changes in my life.

-Now I have a wife and a child,

-and these projects...

-..have enabled me to get work.

-I work here and in the washrooms

-and get a monthly wage.

-I don't need to go back to crime

-because I have rights and respect.

-I'm very grateful.

-This is an excellent place.

-I'm amazed by how they've created

-so much out of nothing.

-They have friends

-alongside them to help.

-I think that's what makes

-this place flourish.

-The plan now is to change

-the other rubbish tips into farms.

-They have done so much

-and are an inspiration.

-The possibilities are endless.

-Across the road from Kibera,

-very close to the capital...

-..there's a national park

-that's home to many wild animals.

-We had to go there

-on a short safari!

-The lions and elephants

-must have been too shy.

-But it was great

-to see giraffes, zebras, topis...

-..and my favourite, ostriches.

-Next time, I fly

-in a small plane to Tanzania.

-I meet the Masai...

-..and get a huge welcome

-from the colourful people of Samunge.

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