Benin: Producing local seeds (AgribusinessTV)
Each harvested vegetable starts with a seed, so sourcing quality seeds is important for farmers. With climate change, many farmers […]
Benin: How to make your own soy milk at home (Agribusiness TV)
Capella Dovonou is senior technician in nutrition and food technology in Benin who turns soybeans into milk for her food […]
Meet Radio Rurale Locale de Banikoara – runner-up for the Liz Hughes Award for Her Farm Radio
In Banikoara, in Northern Benin, women work with men in the field, doing much of the sowing, weeding, and harvesting […]
Benin: Women’s associations fight to include women in decision-making
It’s 7 a.m. on a Saturday in mid-September. A morning grey fills the sky in Cotonou, the economic capital of […]
Benin: Village savings and loans groups struggle due to COVID-19
It’s almost 11 a.m. on a Wednesday in early July. The sky is darkening and rain is starting to fall. […]
Benin: Grower processes pineapple into natural juices
Eyes fixed on the ground, boots on, Thomas Tonou waits a few seconds before moving a step forward. It’s 6:30 […]
Benin: Processing cashews with solar energy (AgribusinessTV)
A group of modestly-dressed women are busy in their village of Dassa Tré, more than 200 kilometres from Porto Novo, […]
Women leaders on air at Radio Ouaké
In many places across Africa, women are regarded as second to their husbands and fathers. But on Radio Ouaké, women […]
Creating a space for gender issues on the air at Radio Arzèkè
It would be easy to miss Espace Féminin (Women’s Space), which airs for a short 20 minutes on Radio Arzèkè, […]
Benin: Farmer processes new oil palm varieties for a good income
It is almost seven in the morning. Daylight shines through the dissipating fog. Séraphin Hounongbé walks to his palm grove, […]