Implementation Steps:

farmer-to-farmer knowledge sharing; field site visits to mango orchards; establishment of learning sites such demonstration plots; learning through farmer field schools; and holding field days and training courses for farmers. Some of the innovative modifications applied to the mango growing technology include: increased tree spacing from 5 m x 5 m to the projected 10 m x 10 m spacing to allow for increased canopy size and fruit yields; application of top-working grafting technique to improve survival rate of grafts, instead of the initially introduced root-stock grafting; growing two mango varieties namely; apple and kent due to market preference, instead of the initially introduced 7 varieties; and use of sabine mango variety as a root stock instead of the local mango variety to enhance seedlings survival in the field during dry season as sabine variety has a deep root system.

Resources Used:

improved seedlings
Land preparation
Labor