Mulching to conserve water which also provides an ideal habitat for life in the soil such as earth worms
A work hardened hand holds some of the pests infesting the crops of a woman's cooperative market garden in Mozambique. We helped introduce Integrated Pest Management (IPM) to control pests in an environmentally friendly way
A little Jumping Spider, a fierce predator of aphids and other small pests.
A small scale farmer in Mozambique uses 'Conservation Farming' practices, using a multi-cropping rotation. In this case a row of maize and three of beans. The beans help fix Nitrogen into the soil and in the next season maize will be planted where the beans were and visa versa
School children at a school in the Vinho area of Nhamatanda, Mozambique are shown the benefits of compost and how natural fertilization occurs
I often get scared looking at small spiders and worms at home. Its great that these people live with them all around!
ReplyDeleteI appreciate the initiative of teaching Schoolchildren the benefits of fertilization.