Agroforestry demo plots harvest report
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Agroforestry demo plots harvest report.
Abstract
During the month of May, 2015, Agroforestry Research Team undertook the activity of
harvest in all the districts in Eastern Province where EMA demonstration plots are. The total
number of demos from where maize was harvested from was 10. Among the ten demos, four
of them are based in Chipata district. Of which two are at Msekera Research Station, one at
Kalunga Farmers Training Centre and the other one at Kalichero Farmers Training Centre.
The other six are based at FTCs of Lundazi, Chadiza, Katete, Sinda, Petauke and Nyimba
districts. In general, the harvest was a success since the team managed to harvest maize from
all the ten demos though the team managed to harvest maize only from replication 2 and 3
from Nyimba FTC due to termites attack and prolonged dry spell that hit the district. Though
the data analysis is not yet done, it was noted that Nyimba FTC would have the least yield,
followed by Lundazi FTC. Kalunga FTC or Petauke FTC is expected to produce the highest
yield after the analysis.
