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AFRIKA IS GOD’S
GREEN HANDS
IMPLEMENTING FARMING GOD'S
WAY ON THE LAND-
THE TECHNOLOGY
Nicholas Munyororo
oday, we are going to or stick pegs, hoes, measuring the slope on the contour. This
describe how to imple- cups 350ml, measuring sticks should be established 90 de-
ment farming God’s - 60cm and 75cm, manure or grees off the existing boundary
TWay technology practi- compost or anthill soil, seed, fence or road. Place the 2 per-
cally on your farm. We can say teaspoons, and tablespoons. manent pegs at the top of the
that we are going to the shamba Land Preparation field at the first and last teren
(garden) so get your gum boots You need to start preparing the rope markers. Establish a per-
and dress appropriately for a land at least 2 months before fect right angle with a sheet of
hard day’s work on the farm. the start of the planting season. paper and run a down slope
We should remember to carry Start small and do everything to rope off this for the coming rows.
the following tools as we go: A a high standard. Let the avail-
teren rope, which is a measur- able inputs determine the land
ing rope used to ensure high to prepare and not the other way DIGGING PLANTING HOLES
standards of plant population round. Do not plough the land. FOR MAIZE
density. Select a long rope, up If land is full of weeds, simply The spacing for maize planting
to 50 metres, non-stretch, hardy hoe them down at ground level station should be 60cm in rows
rope made of either nylon, cable and leave them to be used as which should be 75cm apart
or woven sisal rope. Cut a 60 cm Gods blanket(mulch).If the land as shown above. The width of
stick with which to measure the is virgin and previously unused, the hole should be the width
marker position on the rope. Tie simply remove the tree stumps, of the hoe about 12 cm. Hole
loops on each end of the teren level the land and clear it out. Do depth should be 15cm when us-
rope, peg it on one side, pull the not burn the brush or leaves as ing organic inputs like manure,
rope tight and peg it again on you can use them as Gods blan- compost or anthill soil. The hole
the other end. Then attach the ket (mulch). must be dug such that the soil
markers by crimping bottle tops The next thing to do is to estab- heap goes down slope.
or tying short strips of plastic on lish a permanent base line on
to the repeat exactly 60cm inter- the land. After completing one row of
vals. Other tools and things re- Starting at the top of the field, holes the 60 cm teren rope is
quired are 4 permanent wooden place a 60cm teren rope across moved downwards by 75cm.
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