Salome Lewalago with her farm produce at Lautoka Market on 31 January 2018. Photo: Arieta VakasukawaqaSalome Lewalago has been a market vendor for 10 years and she doesn’t have any plans to quit after she received $1000 grant from government. Ms Lewalago said her busi­ness started with only two tables where she would set her farm produce ready for another day’s sale. With the $1000 assistance un­der the Small and Micro Busi­ness Grant from Government in 2015, she managed to purchase another two tables and more farm produce from the middle men. “I have only one child and he has graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Agriculture and is still looking for a job,” Ms Lewalago said.

Source: Daily Sun February 05, 2018 23:15 UTC