© 2007 AID AFRICA UK Registered Charity Number 1116336
WE PLANT TWO KINDS OF “GARDENS”
depending on water availability
IRRIGATION:
planted in winter (Apr/Jun), harvested July/Oct - usually vegetables, but sometimes maize if enough moisture is st ill present in the soil or there is adequate water close-by.
RAIN-FED:
planted in November with the annual
rains. These are larger fields, often
way out in the Bush. Here we plant
maize - the staple dietary crop, followed
by legumes (red beans or pigeon peas) to fix nitrates back into the soil.
depending on water availability
IRRIGATION:
planted in winter (Apr/Jun), harvested July/Oct -
RAIN-
planted in November with the annual
rains. These are larger fields, often
way out in the Bush. Here we plant
maize -
by legumes (red beans or pigeon peas) to fix nitrates back into the soil.
Distributing the Harvest...
COMMUNITY AGRI-GARDENS ...
AID AFRICA - Open Hand Projects has responded to this need.
We’ve gathered teams of volunteers, each from a cluster of villages, and empowered them to feed their own poor.
We’ve gathered teams of volunteers, each from a cluster of villages, and empowered them to feed their own poor.
Hunger is the no 1 problem in the remote areas of southern Malawi.
Most people work hard in their barren fields just trying to feed their families, but if you’re elderly, sick or disabled and can’t dig, just survival is a daily challenge. There’s no welfare, no benefits, no help, so the vulnerable suffer.
Most people work hard in their barren fields just trying to feed their families, but if you’re elderly, sick or disabled and can’t dig, just survival is a daily challenge. There’s no welfare, no benefits, no help, so the vulnerable suffer.