After successful trials on Madagascar Lima Beans, our farmers are now patiently waiting for the coming of the rain season which is expected to commence in October 2024. We have gained valuable experience over the past 12 months building up seeds for planting in the 2024/2025 Agriculture Season.
More than 300 farmers expected to go full scale commercial farming and our conservative estimates is we could collectively produce 300 tonnes by April 2025. Figures expected to continue to increase over the coming years.
Meanwhile we also introduced another bean variety with Madagascar roots-the Gros Pois variety which is the premium version of Lima Beans. So how has been progress? Well the trials began in July 2024 and seeds distributed to 100 members and there are signs of progress.
We will be sharing results in due course. The good news is that we will be using experience acquired from the speckled lima variety.
