GCS initiated a community maize project and distributed 3 tons of maize seeds to 120 planters gathered in farming cooperatives with the objective to plant 150 hectares of the crop.
GCS has supported a maize plantation phase at Tadu Village, at a farm belonging to the cooperative Ankonvomvo that measures 0.5 hectares. This cooperative is composed of 9 farmers (males and females).
Maize progress
- Use of environmentally safe pesticides
- Proposal of more organic farming
- Increase in the safe handling of organic farm produce
- Proposed means to increase crop yield while lowering input costs