Henireki Chimbwandira started implementing Conservation Agriculture in 2008/2009 Season. He started with a small area of 6x30 Meters using complete soil cover method. From this field, he harvested maize amounting to 10 bags of 50kg each. He had used fertilizer amounting to 16kgs (8kgs for basal, and 8kgs for top dressing).
Improving food safety in Malawi’s groundnuts and giving a voice to women farmers Have you ever hesitated eating a meal and questioned the conditions that the food had been through? Better yet, have these thoughts ever dwelled further and mulled over the whole production chain right from the point of planting? It is quite frightening to note that even a simple snack of Groundnuts not cared for properly in its agricultural cycle could be harmful and put us at risk of acute liver cancer and stunted growth.