Kusamala Welcomes Alinafe Chimongo and Ephraim Chiunjiza Jr

Bringing Participatory Mapping to Kusamala

Written by Austin Dunn In 2012, I spent seven weeks at the Kusamala Institute of Agriculture and Ecology. I was there conducting independent undergraduate research with support from the University of Iowa. During this time, I spoke with government officials,...
Kusamala Welcomes Alinafe Chimongo and Ephraim Chiunjiza Jr

Mustard’s on the Menu!

As the hot season is rolling in on us, our Memo garden has exploded with produce! Used as a household demonstration and to grow fruits and vegetables for our daily staff lunches, Memo garden is now producing in record amounts. This week, we were able to demonstrate...
Kusamala Welcomes Alinafe Chimongo and Ephraim Chiunjiza Jr

Drumroll please… I give you our staple crop harvest!

I know this is what you have all been waiting for: the first year of yield data from our non-replicated, partially-stolen-from staple field!  Well, here it is folks: This yield was a direct measurement of maize and groundnuts harvested from the field.  The maize was...
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