Safiki Adrian Mpiluka Transforms Agriculture into a Profitable Business with Commercial Horticulture

TLDR

• Since 2024, she has ventured into commercial horticulture, specialising in irrigated production of cucumbers, tomatoes and bell peppers.
• Since establishing operations in the country in 2005, CAMFED has partnered with government institutions, schools, parents and community groups to identify vulnerable girls and provide the financial, educational and.
• Today she manages approximately 900 mushroom growing units and supplies fresh mushrooms to customers in Zanzibar and several hotels within Tanzania.
• During harvesting seasons, she employs three men and two women, creating jobs while demonstrating that agriculture can be a profitable business capable of lifting families out of poverty.
• Safiki Adrian Mpiluka, from Malowa Village in Kibati Ward in Morogoro district, grew up watching her parents farm.