First Week in the Fields

Mike has been in the fields this week monitoring development of the crops and planting a small trial. Most of his work thus far has been on large estates. It is not an aspect of Malawi that he has been exposed to before; the majority of the farmers are small holders with less than 2 acres. There is a picture above of a field at a large estate. The crop looks outstanding. Another picture is at a different estate that has a very poor looking crop but a beautiful landscape. The third picture is of the planting process. The soil was prepared then holes are made with the stick along the wire for the seeds to be placed, the seeds are placed in the holes and covered with soil.