How Micro-Agricultural Credit Transformed Ajok Grace’s Farm

For years, Ajok Grace faced the grueling realities of subsistence farming in Agonge, Amuru District. Relying solely on hand hoes and family labor, clearing land was backbreaking work that strictly capped her acreage, kept crop yields low, and left no surplus for market sale.

Everything shifted when Grace accessed an agricultural micro-loan through the Women’s Global Empowerment Fund (WGEF). With targeted credit, she transitioned from survival farming to enterprise agriculture, using her loan capital to hire labor to clear and prepare significantly larger plots of land.

The investment paid off immediately. Grace expanded her cultivation area, boosted her seasonal harvest, and generated a profitable market surplus for the first time in her life. Today, Grace is no longer just farming to eat; she is running a commercial enterprise that builds long-term economic security for her household.

Before WGEF, rudimentary tools kept my harvests small and my income stalled. The agricultural loan allowed me to scale my farm, increase my yields, and earn meaningful income. Thank you, WGEF, for empowering women farmers.

— Ajok Grace