Zimbabwe: Peer counselling helps youth stick to their HIV treatment (Global Press Journal)
Michelle of Harare, Zimbabwe was put on antiretroviral treatment when she was a child. Although she didn’t know it at […]
Uganda: High yielding and early maturing variety of beans helps farmers to improve income
George William Kaweesa wakes up early to uproot weeds and inspect the beans in his field before the sun rises. […]
Kenya: Regenerative agriculture as a pathway to a sustainable food system
Worries about infertile soil and loss of biodiversity—along with the loss of native seeds—are becoming only more common. Many agricultural […]
Ethiopia: Maize farmers grow special plants to manage Fall armyworm
On a cloudy morning, Harbe Tafesse walks through a narrow passageway on one side of her house that leads to […]
Kenya: Farmers use earthworms to make organic fertilizer
It’s 10 o’clock in the morning and Caleb Omolo is walking around his farm and inspecting his crops. He stops […]
Uganda: Maggots, termites, and flies as feed
Mike Omoyo Okee has taken up some odd activities. The 44-year-old collects bones and blood to rear termites, maggots, and […]
Guinea: Youth group builds clinic, mosque, market, and school
N’Faly Kaba is the president of a youth group called Koninko. The name is taken from the river that surrounds […]
Tanzania: Maasai women gain access to land
Mary Komeiyan would like to grow food for her children. But she has no land. She lives in a village […]
Burkina Faso: Live fences reinvigorate poor soils
Green fields, healthy trees and lush vegetation. The 150-hectare experimental farm in the village of Guié, Burkina Faso, contrasts sharply […]
Cameroon: Linking traditional and cultural knowledge and modern science to fight climate change
Until recently, climate change was mainly seen as driven by a Western agenda and as something that has nothing to […]