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by Tiwonge Nkosi | Mar 31, 2014 | General
As the campaign against smoking continues to gain momentum, tobacco growing countries are busy trying to find alternative ways of earning forex. Malawi’s economy is heavily dependent on agriculture and tobacco is the main forex earner. Tobacco markets are a very...
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by Tiwonge Nkosi | Feb 17, 2014 | General
We are in the process of setting up a drip irrigation system into our commercial garden. With support from The MASHAV: Israel’s Agency for International Development (Under the National Coordinator for Presidential Initiative on Poverty and Hunger Reduction in Malawi)...
by kusamala | Jan 28, 2014 | General
In my last post I talked about observing the systems around us to get an idea as to why making space for mulch-producing plants is so important. In this post I’ll start introducing the plants we use to create such a guild. The Pigeon Pea (Cajuns radicans) serves...
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by Tiwonge Nkosi | Jan 27, 2014 | General
Kristof Nordin from Never Ending Food wrote a wonderful blog post summarizing the history of Kusamala Institute of Agriculture and Ecology. As two organizations working to care for the people in Malawi it is important to forge collaborative friendships and we...
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by kusamala | Jan 16, 2014 | General
One of the most rewarding things to do here at Kusamala is determining what mulch-producing plants can be incorporated into the landscape of the Residential Garden. Making space for mulch-producing plants localizes resources onsite and creates a sustainable system for...
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by Tiwonge Nkosi | Dec 31, 2013 | General
Its happy holidays and there is a lot of excitement in Malawi. However, in the middle of the excitement we at Kusamala are sad to be saying goodbye to Marie. Marie has been with us for the past two years and has served as Director of Agroecology. But it suffices to...
