Temwa Malawi Trains Households on Sustainable Agriculture to Boost Crop Harvests
The 5-day training covered Integrated Land Use and Design (ILUD) techniques, including manure making, mixed cropping,etc.
Malawi: Temwa Malawi, with support from Scope-Malawi, recently trained 20 households and two schools in Nkhata Bay district on sustainable agriculture practices to improve crop harvests and reduce farm input costs, writes Victor Musongole.
The 5-day training covered Integrated Land Use and Design (ILUD) techniques, including manure making, mixed cropping, water harvesting-bed design, soil improvement, and integrated pest management.
Emmanuel Msopole, a farmer from Kawalasisi, said the training opened his eyes.
"The training opened our eyes to ways to improve production through permaculture," said Emmanuel Msopole, a farmer from Kawalasisi.
"I will share this knowledge with other farmers."
Violet M’bena, the headteacher at Muzgola Primary, said the training would help local farmers make use of readily available materials to harvest more.
Kondwani Botha, Country Programs Director for Temwa Malawi, said the organization's goal was to promote sustainable agriculture practices.
"Our goal is to promote sustainable agriculture practices to improve the lives of farmers and households in Nkhata Bay district," said Botha.
"We are targeting around 3,000 farmers and have already seen a positive outcome with some farmers reporting increased yields."