bana conservation demonstration farm in cameroon

Conservation Farming Seminar in Bana 2012

Demonstration Cassava Plot

Cassava From Test Plot 15 Months Later

Mme. Oussematou Outlining the Area For the Demonstration Farm

Plot Surveyed For Farm

Looking Down To The River From The Bridge

River at the Bottom-WATER

The Hillside (Lots of Work to Clear This!)

The Hillside Is VeryOvergrown. Much workneeded to clear the land.

What Do You Think The Yield Will Be?

Corn Growing Near By, Planted the Traditional Way

Beans

Beans Planted the Traditional Way Nearby

Joseph Tafrey Farm Organization Leader on Left

Placing the first Boundary Post

Mulch in Rows

After Much Work, The Land Is Cleared. Note the Mulch is Saved and the Soil and Roots are

NOT Disturbed.

March 29, 2013

Putting Fowl DroppingsInto Each Hole to Mix

With Soil.

Note the BoundaryFence

Broken rocks were placed

to form a contoured barrier to prevent

erosion on the hill.

Holes Dug, Preparing To Plant

Fowl ManureNatural

Fertilizer

Yam, Cassava and Ariel Yam Preparing For Planting

May 5, 2013

Aerial Yam (ClimbingPotatoes) Have

Disappeared FromBana

June 18th,2013

Collecting Mulch

Arranging Mulch

Cacao Yam

Aerial Yam

May 5, 2013School Project Mme Bu

Madame Bu and Madame Oussematou lookingat the school garden

Beautiful Cabbage, All Natural

Sept 13, 2013

Notable Visits, Plantain is Growing

Feb. 25th, 2014 Visit to the Bana Farm

New Steps

Roger’sFarm

Making the Holes Below the Traditional Rows

Corn Grown Using Conservation Farming Methods With Irrigation

on Roger’s Farm