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Through the Fire – Mrs Christin Shaba’s Moringa Story – Zambia

My involvement with Moringa started 6 years ago when I got introduced to the business by my Sister in-law. Her main business was spices of​ different kinds. She would send me to bring Moringa, also to a lesser extent with Number 3 meal Moringa leaf. This was part time. Gradually, I started developing interest and went full time into the business starting with bringing about 50kg of powder rising to 200kg and to about a tonne in the recent past per month. I usually buy for resale to those that buy in bulk. I have had about 6 main clients from Lusaka, Zambia, and a few others in these other provinces. Apart from the leaf powder, I also bring seed, seed…

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Moringa, a Crop for ALL Generations by Masiye Munga, Zambia

My Introduction to Moringa through Extension Service It’s usually said that the driver of Agricultural productivity is extension service. For those who don’t know, extension service is the arm of agriculture that comes along side farmers and rural communities to help them grow and produce viable crops.  It was through Extension Service to farmers that I first got introduced to Moringa 20 years ago. At that time, the late Mr Vavaya Mulenga of the Conservation Farming Unit had introduced Moringa as a crop to Central Zambia, along with Jatropha and Bixa, Moringa. I belonged to an Association of graduates who built a large nursery for propagating moringa. These plants were given to farmers to grow on their own properties. The moringa plants grew…

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