"Halfway through my farming with a JEMBE, a good farm neighbor asked me to stop. She said she would bring in her modern tools to help me finish digging my plot. Her willingness to help me was highly welcomed. However, it made me think hard about the usage of Jembe. I asked myself out loud; When are the Innovators going to innovate for better and modernized farming tools for African Women Farmers? When is someone going to see the their plight and say STOP! That our MOTHERS, SISTERS, FATHERS and BROTHERS need a BREAK from old farming tools that are a Pain to work with?!
A JEMBE, otherwise commonly referred to as a Hoe, is an ancient versatile agricultural tool that is used to move small amounts of soil. It's most important role for many African farmers is land preparation and weed control. Through the agitation of soil surface around a plant, creating narrow furrows and shallow trenches for planting, and piling soil around plants, the Jembe has determined the growth of agricultural economies, development of agrarian empires, and the sustenance of large human populations. The Jembe has indeed shaped the lives of human life for millennia and deserves a place in the birthplace of ideas.
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