Farmer-led Research for Food Security and Nutrition in Malawi
Lucy Chagoma
Lucy Chagoma
Village: Abraham
Joined in: 2012
Lucy Chagoma lives in Abraham village, in Lobi region of Dedza District. She joined MAFFA in 2012 and was selected to be a Farmer Research Team member. She grows pigeonpea, groundnut, beans, millet, orange-fleshed sweet potatoes and local open-pollinated varieties of orange maize. She decided to plant pigeonpea because she understood that it will improve the soils, and she can use the stems for firewood. She and her family will eat the pods and also sell some. She had already buried the groundnut and bean residue from the field, and she is making manure and will apply manure in this field and plant maize next year.
SFHC hosted a 4 day training for 65 participants on how to make organic ‘biofertilizer.’ Participants included farmers, Ministry of Agriculture extension staff, NGO staff and SFHC members. The training was supported by the Seeds and Knowledge Initiative,… Read More
In December, SFHC hosted a meeting with the SFHC Trustees and General Assembly. The SFHC Trustees are farmers who have experience using agroecological methods and serve for 3 years. They oversee the work of SFHC staff, while the… Read More
Mr. Laifolo Dakishoni, Deputy Director and Finance and Administrative Manager of SFHC, represented our team at the Conference on Agroecology for Climate Resilience in November. The conference, hosted by the African Food Sovereignty Alliance (AFSA), brought together “officials,… Read More
Lucy Chagoma
Lucy Chagoma
Village: Abraham
Joined in: 2012
Lucy Chagoma lives in Abraham village, in Lobi region of Dedza District. She joined MAFFA in 2012 and was selected to be a Farmer Research Team member. She grows pigeonpea, groundnut, beans, millet, orange-fleshed sweet potatoes and local open-pollinated varieties of orange maize. She decided to plant pigeonpea because she understood that it will improve the soils, and she can use the stems for firewood. She and her family will eat the pods and also sell some. She had already buried the groundnut and bean residue from the field, and she is making manure and will apply manure in this field and plant maize next year.
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Biofertilizer training!
December 30, 2019
By Rachel Bezner-Kerr
SFHC hosted a 4 day training for 65 participants on how to make organic ‘biofertilizer.’ Participants included farmers, Ministry of Agriculture extension staff, NGO staff and SFHC members. The training was supported by the Seeds and Knowledge Initiative,… Read More
SFHC holds first General Assembly
December 30, 2019
By Rachel Bezner-Kerr
In December, SFHC hosted a meeting with the SFHC Trustees and General Assembly. The SFHC Trustees are farmers who have experience using agroecological methods and serve for 3 years. They oversee the work of SFHC staff, while the… Read More
SFHC presents at conference in Ethiopia, hosted by the African Food Sovereignty Alliance
December 30, 2019
By Rachel Bezner-Kerr
Mr. Laifolo Dakishoni, Deputy Director and Finance and Administrative Manager of SFHC, represented our team at the Conference on Agroecology for Climate Resilience in November. The conference, hosted by the African Food Sovereignty Alliance (AFSA), brought together “officials,… Read More