**A.4 Farm hand**

Tell me about the last time you worked for an Egusi farmer; when was it? *It was in August.*

What were you engaged to do?

*We went to harvest Egusi.*

How did you negotiate?

*We are paid daily.*

How do you go about the land preparation for Egusi?

*We cleared the land and sprayed it with chemicals, after which we made ridges, prayed chemicals again, and then planted the Egusi.*

What are the common weed control practices?

*We normally spray chemicals first, then after a while, when the grasses start growing we do hand weeding.*

What you engaged in harvesting before; what techniques did you use?

*We gather the melons, then we slice them and cover them with grasses. After 3 days, we come back to scoop the contents of the melon pod. We then wash it in a stream or get other sources of water, after which we dry the melon seeds and bag.*

What becomes of the piece of land after harvest?

*After harvest, we cultivate soybeans on the same land.*

*Sustainable Agricultural Practices: Value Chain of Egusi, A Local Soup Condiment… DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5772/intechopen.109854*
