Malawi: Kasungu Farmers Hail Pit Planting for Boosting Maize Harvests

Kasungu — Farmers in Group Village Headman (GVH) Gogode in the area of Traditional Authority (TA) Kaomba in Kasungu have commended pit planting method saying it has boosted crop production in the area.

Through the method, farmers dig planting stations and fill them with compost manure or animal dung before the rains in order to add fertility in designated planting stations.

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