Preparing maize

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Constance can be seen picking the maize (corn) off the cob. This is hard but Constance doesn't complain because she's thankful that there's plenty of food for her and her family.

This picture was taken in 2003 when there was a terrible famine in Zambia. Constance didn't need any seeds or emergency food because her grandmother, Rita, had been trained with SCIAF's help.

Rita attended the Kasisi Agricultural Training College in Zambia where she learned organic farming techniques. This has allowed her to grow 5 times the amount of food that she did before! This meant her family had plenty of food even though there was very little rain for the crops.