Being a source of proteins, bean production has reduces due to poor quality varieties and other factors. However improved techniques have been brought on board to meet the consumer demands in the markets.
Beans are sources of food and income for farmers. Use high quality certified seeds, plant in rows, use chicken manure and fertilizer if available and weed crops regularly.
Planting in rows allows beans to get nutrients, water and improve yields. It also save time as harvesting and disease management is easy. Prepare the field by cleaning, ploughing and leveling it. Make rows along the contour of land to reduce soil erosion.
Creating rows
Use 2 strong sticks and one long string. Tie string on sticks firm them into the ground of the 2 ends points to make straight line. Dig a furrow or trench 3-4 cm deep feet.
Place the next row at 50 cm from other and make enough space to intercrop.
Applying fertilizers
Spray thin line of a combination of both organic and inorganic fertilizers along the boundaries of the furrow and cover with a thin layer of soil.
Place a seed at every 10cm and 15 cm spacing depending on size of the seed.
Weed 3 times at an interval of 2 weeks rom planting.
