So the Madagascar capital is called Antananarivo and shorted to Tana.
And last year around October I bumped into what I thought was a wild bean plant ….why wild? The rate of growth was something I had never seen before….rocket speed, bullet train speed growth.
And the plant captured on the photo is responsible for starting the Madagascar Lima Beans Farming Revolution in Zimbabwe.
Mrs Tana turns a year old and has been baptised by the 2024 first rains that came yesterday.
Mrs Tana has given birth to more than 10,000 bean seeds, with some of her kids being distributed to more than 500 Zbinites.
Her kids and grandkids have traversed the length and breath of Zimbabwe to corners such as Byo, Chiredzi, Mutare, Vic Falls and Lupane.
Some of her direct relatives have crossed the borders reaching as far as Cape Town.
Mrs Tana is expected to be responsible for producing hundreds of tonnes during the 2024/2025 Agricultural Season and expected to reach hundreds of Metric Tonnes with some exports by end of 2030.
Dear Zbinites, when Madagascar Lima Beans goes viral by end of 2025, refer back to this photo and the name is Mrs Tana.
Her life expectancy expected to be 7 years and ends in 2030.
