Capability and delivery record

What was done

Digging ponds, raising planting beds, building the irrigation and drainage system, constructing perimeter dykes, tilling and liming to reduce acidity.

Measured outcome

Core infrastructure in place. Localised waterlogging dropped noticeably and the subsoil began to stabilise.

What was done

Straw mulching, planting banana and grasses for biomass, growing pineapple, cassava and legumes, adding compost and microbial inoculants, trialling short-cycle vegetables.

Measured outcome

Soil turned darker, looser and better at holding moisture. Beneficial microorganisms began to appear.

What was done

Adding biochar, trialling magnetised water, planting papaya, red-flesh jackfruit and vegetables. The crops came on well and papaya was near harvest when, in October 2025, a flood larger than the 2024 one overtopped the dyke.

Measured outcome

Almost a total loss, with only the first batch of green papaya sold in time. But earthworms and beneficial insects had increased markedly, and the infrastructure held where it mattered: no bank collapse, no bed erosion. Once the water drained, planting could start again without rebuilding anything.

What was done

Planting 800 cucumber and 800 okra plants, plus bitter melon, bottle gourd, luffa, winter melon, winged bean and brown eggplant on the remediated soil.

Measured outcome

Harvested 2,750 kg of produce — the first profitable crop since remediation began.