Land Restoration Manager

(former Primary ‘Model’ Farm Reseacher)

Benedicto has worked for Wells for Zoë since 2007 and set up our research and ‘model’ farm in Lusangazi.

His special area of responsibility in his early years at the farm, was pest control.

We do all our pest control with things we grow, like sage, mint, chamomile, marigold, dahlia and in fact we try anything with a smell. Our new weapon, especially for caterpillar, seen in the bucket on the left, in the leaf of the tephrosia plant, which we also use as green manure. Tobacco leaf is a favourite weapon in the war!!

Benedicto is a serious researcher, doing controls, using various concentrations and keeping copious notes. All brews are used with a soap solution to eliminate surface tension.

Benedicto has no second level education, but is a leading-edge scientist.

The lab is a little rough, but we will improve that.

He now works as a Land Restoration manager in Misuku and has become a leading figure in the community there even excelling in the local language.