Types of vegetables grown Sample Clauses

Types of vegetables grown. Survey results revealed that Njolomole and Mikolongo sections of Njolomole and Mitole EPAS respectively produce a variety of vegetables. Priority varied from one village to the other even within a section. In Njolomole, the four top most vegetables in general and in their order were: tomato, potato, onion and cabbage while in Mitole; they were mustard, Rape, Chinese cabbage and cabbage. Other vegetables grown were carrot, green pepper, snap beans, garlic, pumpkin and bean leaves, lettuce, spinach, egg plants okra, amaranthus and cauliflower. These results imply that farmers prefer to grow exotic to indigenous vegetables. Very few farmers grow indigenous vegetables due to limited demand of such vegetables on the market. Thus response to market demands and distance to the markets were some of the reasons provided by farmers for choosing the type of vegetables grown. At Ntwana Village, Mitole EPA, market is very close to the production area and therefore ideal for the leafy vegetables such as rape, mustard and Chinese cabbage which are highly perishable. Harvest of such vegetables is usually conducted very early in the morning for same day marketing or in the evening for next day marketing. However, the markets of Njolomole area are conduit centres to urban markets, mainly Lilongwe, Blantyre and Zomba. Types of vegetables mostly grown therefore are those that allow days for transportation and marketing. Such vegetables are like tomato, cabbage, potato and onion which are vegetables that ranked high in Njolomole EPA.