DIGITAL TWIN TECHNOLOGY


Interview


and economic growth in farming communities. For brands that are investing in important social impact programs to support farmers and their communities, providing eyeglasses will make those programs even more successful.  succeed if participants cannot see clearly. We’ve seen that time and time again with corporate partners in other programs. To support more farmers, we plan to expand our reach even further,


providing vision


screenings and eyeglasses to more farmers across Ghana and eventually the Ivory Coast given the needs there. We are always keen to partner with businesses, governments and other non-government organisations, and we encourage them to get in touch with VisionSpring to partner with us to bring vision camps to cocoa communities and to help raise awareness of this important issue! Now, we speak to Juliet Owusu Addai, a cocoa 


How did blurry vision impact your ability to farm and manage your cocoa business before receiving eyeglasses? Juliet Owusu Addai: around my farm, to do the pollination, the pruning and the weeding. My blurry vision caused headaches and dizziness, which limited my ability to work on my farm and earn money.


What challenges did you face in tasks like identifying pests, handling mobile payments, or reading fertilizer labels due to poor eyesight? JOA: With blurry vision, I couldn’t do many things properly on my farm. Hand-pollinating   I couldn’t see well enough to do it. Sorting cocoa beans was also hard. I had trouble picking out the bad ones that buyers wouldn’t accept. Even using my cell phone to  see the screen clearly.


Since receiving eyeglasses, what specific changes have you noticed in your productivity, income, or daily life? JOA: After I got my eyeglasses from VisionSpring in 2022, everything changed. Before, I could only harvest around eight to nine sacks of cocoa a year. Now, I get up to 12 sacks. This extra money helps me take care of my family, helping me send my children to school.


Can you share a personal story about a moment when clear vision made a significant difference in your work? JOA:                  complete my work properly, without relying on someone else to help.


What was your reaction when you first put on the glasses and saw clearly? How has it affected your confidence and outlook on the future? JOA: The moment I put on the glasses, I was amazed by how sharp everything looked. The dizziness and headaches were gone, and for the         now I feel like I can take care of my family, and manage my farm.


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What message would you like to share with other farmers who might be struggling with blurry vision but haven’t yet sought help? JOA: I want to say, don’t let fear or myths hold you back. I was once told that wearing glasses would make my eyesight worse, but this wasn’t true at all, and I regret not getting my vision screened and getting glasses earlier.


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