Progressive Farming Techniques

Our working philosophy is the age-old adage, “Give man a fish and he eats for a day, but teach a man to fish and he will have fish for life”, which is why we only give two meals a day and not three-to encourage a self-sustaining lifestyle.  However, in this case, we currently can only go so far.  There is a great shortage in the work force! There are so many that have died or are dying of HIV and AIDS, Malaria, etc... Most farming practices (approximately 90%) rely only on rainfall although Malawi has one of the greatest amounts of fresh water in the Sub-Sahara. With progressive farming techniques using irrigation and not relying on rainfall, we are able to secure crops during droughts and produce far greater yields per hectare.

We currently have one vegetable farm, which grows corn, tomatoes, beans and squash. This provides enough produce and staple food for an entire feeding centre.  The farm is irrigated by wells and treadle pumps with hoses attached, leading out to the food plots.  

We are supplying fertilizers, treadle pumps, wells, and seed and are looking to supply solar powered water pumps, as well as tractors.  We are also investigating growing certain varieties of soybeans and cassava.