Zambia: "A labour of love" for accidental tomato farmer | AFP

Maria Zaloumis went from being a specialised nurse in Australia to a very successful tomato farmer in her native Zambia. She now employs more than 70 people from local communities enabling them to send their kids to school.
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[@brightchangwesuccess1]

Good work. Keep up the momentum maria. God is with you.

[@Tractorszm]

Glad to watch your program. Its really educative

[@davidkalima9213]

Great work Maria.

[@angelmujinga1824]

Thanks a lot for this vidéo.

[@ShekinahMulenga-zc4md]

Good work God bless u more for the source of employment for zambians

[@frankmondo9198]

This is beautiful

[@Simuchimbapoultryfarm]

Awesome

[@Mfzambia]

Lovely info god bless you sis

[@dingasechipeta6668]

Well that's amaizing

[@priscillamasunda2041]

This is beautiful . Me in the future 👏🏾

[@farmingideasph]

farming is the most noble profession of man

[@davideforesti7556]

Very nice story. What comes to my mind is: why the workers work as employees in the tomatoes plantation? Before the lady came to plant tomatoes, didn’t they already grow the tomatoes? How is possible that the local community could not fill that gap in the market but the Maria could?

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i guess it's kinda off topic but does anyone know a good place to stream new tv shows online ?

[@ariesulises1611]

@Matteo Brayden yup, I've been using Flixzone for since april myself :)

[@solomonariel2834]

@Matteo Brayden Thanks, signed up and it seems like a nice service :) I appreciate it !!

[@matteobrayden6843]

@Solomon Ariel you are welcome =)

[@chippakaribafox2865]

Nuff respect sistren✊

[@reginanachalwe5683]

Wow

[@imgidi6206]

K7,500
She just doesn’t want to share her yearly income with anyone
Cause that’s way too little for 40 hectares

[@sweta_priscilla4501]

It's $7500 not kwacha so change that to kwacha it's k157,500 yearly ,it's a lot

[@sukhbeersaini6999]

k7.500.in.indian.rupise

[@chirashitamuka7534]

@@sweta_priscilla4501 even that is even little

[@chirashitamuka7534]

True bro

[@felixkangwa3315]

Too little. Tomato growing is capital intensive....she would be broke by now. 1 hectare yield in tonnes? Prices too high in Zambia; all year round!

[@destinedturkeys6721]

Good job done. How do I contact the farmer for a personal tuition on the tomatoes farming

[@villageglobe3453]

How is the land of Zambia

[@kudzaimungwashu515]

7500 usd per year

[@gideonnanikpogo1314]

What tomatoes variety is that please

[@greatandres8122]

Can I have her contact I want a UV treated plastic

[@ahvidaneidavirgilluminous8754]

Great example, Africa exploration great opportunities except chinese there alrdy

[@georgemuselela6168]

I need seedlings

[@RizikiPoultry]

7,500 USD a year for 40 acres.. i doubt it.

[@aghonelego2379]

Did the narrator just said SHE WAS OVER QUALIFIED as a nurse? These Europeans love ignorance 😅😂

[@ammo4350]

A 40 hectare farm makes $7500 a year?

[@danielorapeleng5928]

straight out lie to be honest

[@merf64]

The other thing to consider in her favor is I watched a video of a white farmer that moved to Tanzania and said he only had 10 hectares of tomatoes but he said that he gets tonnes of tomatoes out of it.

[@rutindikarwoganyanja9436]

No correct

[@tetteviben]

She makes between 600 to 1000 US dollars revenue each day.
I watched another video of this lady farmer

[@jhonPriego-dp5fd]

Casava pitaya potatoe sweet potatoe nursing 50 diffrent vestables chicken farm egg and chicks

[@musondachileshe8623]

Did i just hear $7,500 a year? for 40 hectare of land?

[@Lialye]

Exactly. I think that was supposed to be a 6 figure number

[@Farmboy865]

😂 adjusted for just in case ZRA

[@Simuchimbapoultryfarm]

$

[@athena7042]

Labor of love? They're picking unripe tomatoes and treating them like baseballs.
Yeah, I don't think this is worthy of praise.

[@sukhbeersaini6999]

agriculture.land.coste.per.acar