The Tumu Agricultural Station is the only one out of five Agricultural Stations in the Diocese of Wa which is currently managed by the FIC Brothers.
Historically, the FIC Community in Tumu was established to cater for
their members who were undergoing training at the Kanton Teacher Training
College. The establishment of an agricultural project was therefore a spin-off
initiative. It was started by one of the Brothers in the FIC Community
who was not in training. It was in direct response to the need to address
the agricultural problems of the Tumu area.
The training programmes that
the station developed were largely seen as functional educational programmes
intended to promote the agricultural productivity of the target communities.
The inputs supply component of the station's activities provides much needed
inputs for the farmers.
Currently, the station is focusing on promoting animal traction and
organic farming as well as other intensive agricultural practices as opposed
to the extensive practices used by the farmers.