The Talbott Family in Africa

The overwhelming majority of the people in our area are subsistence farmers.  A good harvest like anywhere in the world depends on good rains and other good farming practices. The majority of farmers will farm a small plot for two to four years and then move on. Many of the farms are susceptible to erosion. In order to demonstrate other farming alternatives we have been trying to improve an abandoned small farm that was susceptible to erosion. After several years of planting a variety of legumes, making terraces and adding cow manure on some areas we have gained a good foothold. The plants on the living terraces are well established and we did not have any breaks in terraces during the heaviest of the rains. After several years of planting soybeans and other legumes we are seeing an overall improvement in soil texture and fertility. This year we continued to experiment with alternative ways of planting corn and had a pretty good crop. We are looking for people to come to Mozambique be an ambassador for Christ through agricultural work.