Ag day for the Farm boy.

So I saw G-Unit Lesotho and the Giant while I was attending Seremula's Semonkong Field Day.
First impressions:
My Sesotho sucks and I hate going through a whole day whispering into Palesa's ear asking for a translation or 'What did she say?' kind of stuff. I had one woman tell me I should go home if I don't understand which made my stubborn side even more determined to grunt through the whole thing.
Potatoes are a quality crop for Semonkong (I'm not a dork for saying that because it's my job!) Seremula's seed potato production is a fledgling upstart industry that will hopefully take root in this area. Being one of the coldest places in Lesotho has its advantages for something.
Seremula is a pretty well organized organization with management skills. They put this field day together very well and kept it on time (they even announced a 7 am start time to calculate for Basothos' persistent tardiness; we started 2 hours later!).
Having longer hair means I must keep track of it throughout the day cause by the end I had a wind blown mess.
Finally, I don't know if it's the lack of deserts or that it was really good, but the layered jello crumbled cookie desert was amazing. I only had one bowl because I couldn't find my spoon after the first. It can't be too professional to slurp jello in public.
Seremula Development Organization
This is another development organization that resembles KMA, the organization I am helping out. Unlike KMA, Seremula is a development organization sponsored by Helvetas Swiss International Cooperation for Development, William Keith Kellogg Foundation, and others which means it receives a great deal of financial and I would assume, human resource support. Seeing the way this group produced this Field day leads me to believe they have gotten management and leadership training. This organization is actually not centered in Semonkong but instead has offices in several districts of Lesotho with a main office in Maseru.
Members join the group the same as with KMA with an annual due owed but I have heard complaints that members are typically wealthier individuals in the community making it feel more like a country club. Though I am not sure what people pay in annual dues, I do know the type of agriculture this group promotes is more field intensive and chemical dependent. Chemical use is exclusive. This fact is what alienates people in Semonkong the most. The prices for seed and simple farming tools is already an issue but chemical costs make this kind of farming unattainable for many in this area.
This is one major argument for the improvement and promotion of widespread organic production in Semonkong. And here is where I come in to help KMA in developing organic farming as an alternative.