Maize farming under conservation Agriculture Lugari Kenya
He is saying he expects to harvest 45 bags of maize per acre of 90kg each though he Harvested 49bags later
He does conservation agriculture/farmimg meaning he doesn't do laborious, expensive and degenerative conventional farming. Conservation farming simply means:
1.He does minimum tillage by doing Ripping using using oxen drawn Magoe Ripper though most farmers use Tractor drawn Ripper. And when weeding he still uses minimum tillage by using a shallow weeder which just scrabs weeds though others use selective herbicides
2. After harvesting he rotates Cereal crop with a non Cereal crops mainly legumes
3.after harvesting he leaves the maize stalks to cover soil though others use cover crops
On land preparation cost he uses Magoe Ripper, he says he spends less than $10 (ksh 100 only) per acre while Conventinal land preparation in his area cost more than $60 (ksh 5000 on 1st and 2nd disc ploughing + furrow/holes preparation cost for SHF)
He compares his maize to the imediate neighbours farm under conventional farming and the difference is evident that conservation farming guarantees a farmer better yields provided other Good Agricultural Practices area adhered to including early planning, Proper timing for every activity, choice of right certified inputs, proper crop protection as well as harvesting and post harvest handling etc.
He receives trainings from Farm to Market Alliance Kenya #FTMA #FTMAKENYA and other previous and current stakeholders.
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30 сен 2024
