Zambia: Dairy farmer uses milking machines to avoid milk losses due to COVID-19
It’s four o’clock in the morning and a bell rings loudly in the semi-darkness. The bell signals that the work […]
Zambia: Farmers choose soybean farming because of better prices and low input costs
It’s partly cloudy, the cool morning breeze is blowing gently, and there is no sign that rains will fall anytime […]
2017 George Atkins Communication Award winner Filius Jere says winning brought him recognition and acclaim
Filius Jere, winner of the 2017 George Atkins Award, says that when farmers see him, they expect to be recorded. […]
Zambia: Farmer boosts income by processing oil from sunflower
It’s seven o’clock in the morning and Naomi Kamuwikeni is quickly walking to the oil expeller at Gondar market. She […]
Zambia: Livestock farmer copes with climate change by keeping fodder for use in dry season
It is a hot sunny morning on a cloud-free day. Dressed in a red blouse and green chitenje, a cloth […]
Farmers use agroforestry practices to heal farmland damaged by deforestation and soil erosion
One of this week’s Farmer stories from Senegal highlights local communities’ efforts to combat deforestation. Our Script of the week […]
AIDS support group gives positive people a new lease on life
Like this week’s Farmer story from Mali, our Script of the week (from 2011) focuses on how diet and nutrition […]
Zambia: Money grows on trees, so don’t uproot them (IPS)
Jennifer Handondo stands with a group of farmers looking at their fields and thinking. But she’s not thinking about the […]
Zambia: Farmers increase groundnut income by making peanut butter
Muketoi Lubinda sits in a chair at his corner shop. He sells peanut butter at Soweto market in the heart […]
Zambia: Accurate weather information helps farmers plan more effectively (IPS)
In the 2017-18 farming season, Fainess Muzyamba decided to abandon her traditional maize crop for sweet potatoes. The 56-year-old lives […]