Organic Farming Transforms Lives in Milenge
By Linda Mupemo David Musonda applies animal manure in his field David Musonda shovels up goat and sheep droppings from the floor of his kraal. He and his two sons put it in buckets. They later head to their crop field which is a stone's throw away from their home in Chisensa village in Milenge District. Mr. Musonda applies the animal droppings in his field where he has planted garden eggplants, cabbages, tomatoes and other vegetables. He is one of the small scale farmers practicing organic agriculture in Milenge district in Luapula Province. “I have 18 sheep, 11 goats and 10 chickens. These produce up to four bags of droppings fortnightly weighing 50 kilograms ," he says. In organic agriculture, farmers produce their crops using natural fertilisers such as animal manure and compost as opposed to using synthetic fertilisers. Additionally, organic pesticides are used to control pests. Mr....