Harvesting

It is harvesting time. 

 

The first week of July, CNI harvested their corn. 

This week, Morogoro PAG Community Development, which is a  registered CBO, harvested rice.

Now, CoBI is in the process of harvesting their corn.  CoBI has already constructed the pig enclosure and housing structures and is now looking for pigs and feeds.

 

This  picture shows  the maternity ward that CoBi is constructing at Kikongo village nearby Uvira.

They had to also rehabilitate a small bridge found half way to the construction site. 

 

This maternity ward will help improve maternal and newborn health care services in the villages of extreme poverty.

CNI Maize Farm

CNI has just finished harvesting their maize. Early January this year, Bertha traveled to the CNI land in Rukwa district to prepare the land for planting. Bertha has done a phenomenal job. The pictures below shows the stages of the maize up until harvesting and storage.

 

The use of oxen in preparing of the CNI land.

 

Bertha overseeing the planting of the maize seedlings.

The maize growing just after weeding.

 

At this stage the maize is ready enough to be boiled and roasted as food.

 

This is the stage at which the maize is now dry enough to be cut down.

 

Maize ready to be grinned.

 

Transportation of the maize to a place where the grinding will be done.

 

Grinding of maize underway.

 

Parking of the maize into bags.

 

Bertha now overseeing the transportation of the sacks of maize to the stores.