Moringa Updates

Benedicto Hosea on research about moringa

INTRODUCTION

 This page aims at giving news and findings about Moringa oleifera. Since the commencement of the project aiming at producing Moringa Oleifera at Zeze village, procedures and experiences are to be presented on this page so that every person interested in Moringa Oleifera can find from this valuable information concerning the process of Moringa Cultivation.

DESCRIPTION

Moringa Oleifera has described by various scholars and scientists basing on its values to ecological system mostly eying human health and the plant nature. Beyond these, Moringa is significantly on the right way to sustainability of the world as researches portray day to day. Moringa Oleifera Project established at Zeze Village in Kasulu-Tanzania, is an intensive M.O cropping field that is or will be providing useful data for the facts the plant has. In advance, scientific and systematic procedures of research have been and will be conducted to get the final results that will enable us come up with a conclusion and recomendations about the plant called Moringa Oleifera.

PROJECT COMMENCEMENT OVERVIEWS

First step 

Pre-project start I first investigated the facts about Moringa Oleifera from various sources including books, internet links and personal communication. Swedish man (Johan Lofstrom) played decisive role in making me get sufficient information about Moringa tree. Not only that I found Ukrainian lady living in United Kingdom who sufficiently motivated me to go establishment of the project at my home (Zeze). Zija the American Moringa Company, Trees For Life Organization, and other organizations whose publications are on Internet, was passed to identify the key toward the new project commencement.Soptic in Kenya and Moringa Makai and Moringa Consultancy Company in Tanzania fostered the venture to the birth of unprivileged plant to the area.

Second step

Sample selected for study

Community assessment was done to identify how people are aware of the plant, while investigate the acceptability of it. The process went hand to hand with knowledge transfer through classes and discussion regardless to whom it target to be imparted to. The findings shown that that number of people were not aware of Moringa plant. This factor made difficult people to accept the idea of Moringa and the number of attendants declined. Then sample to be studied and educated were selected. 11 men were selected with the intention those will treat their wives to the same school. Then I remembered my Colleague Johan L, "start from the small to large scale would sound more than to start at large" which then encouraged me to start even with little aware to the target population.

Third step

Writing a project plan was done so as to influence investors and donors for effectiveness project implementation. The plan is to start with 10Ha with the goal to be the area of reference for future development. The proposal written were sent to various stakeholders for corrections and advice seeking together with assistance requesting. Under this step is where I appreciated myself that I can go beyond 10Ha. 

Fourth step
Onsite activities was then commenced with the involvement of various inputs. In October 2012, we carried out onfield works as follows

• Farm inspection to verify readiness and suitability of the farm for moringa cropping
• Clearing of the farms together with training implementers to the best production procedures and 
• Hole boring.

Under this step various inputs were used which are both tangible and intangible input.

To be continued...............................