by kusamala | Oct 21, 2013 | General
Over the past month the Kusamala family has grown to include two new members. Alinafe Chimongo joins us as Project Manager for our new Climate Cmart Agriculture project and Ephraim Chiunjiza Jr joins the office team as our new Accountant/Administrator. Both of these...
by kusamala | Oct 16, 2013 | General, Projects
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,...
by Tiwonge Nkosi | Sep 27, 2013 | General
As the centre continues to grow, new opportunities continue to arise. Recently, William Nkhunga joined the team at Kusamala. Reigning from Dowa district, trained in Agriculture and natural resource management at the Natural Resources College (NRC), William joins us as...
by kusamala | Sep 5, 2013 | General
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...
by Tiwonge Nkosi | Jul 30, 2013 | General, Projects
On Friday July 26th, 2013 Catherine and Chisomo went to Dowa, the JANEEMO project area. The main objective of the trip was to distribute seeds and tubes to the clubs that are taking part in the project and to see how the project is progressing. This year the number of...
by kusamala | Jul 3, 2013 | General
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...