Uganda: Coffee farmers uses intercropping and agroforestry to boost yields
Coffee is an important sector in Uganda, where production for the 2026-27 year is estimated at about 7.2 million bags […]
Côte d’Ivoire: Agroforestry as an agricultural solution and lever for empowerment
In Pauly-Brousse, in the Sassandra department, Ms. Doumbia Affoussiata’s plantation is more than just a cocoa field. It’s a model. […]
Agroforestry for cocoa
Cocoa was originally grown under rainforest conditions, where rainfall is high with only a short dry season. But cocoa plants […]
Farmers combine crops, livestock, and trees to reap big profits
Agro-sylvo-pastoralism is a system of land management that combines agriculture (crop production), forestry (management of forests or trees) and pastoralism […]
Uganda: Greening Gweri County
In Gweri, Uganda, the landscape is shifting. What was once a region characterized by dry, parched earth is becoming a […]
Malawi: Bamboo farming helps communities protect forests and earn income
It is a hot Thursday afternoon, with temperatures hovering around 33 degrees Celsius, just 400 metres from the shores of […]
Senegal: Rural women restore ecosystems with traditional knowledge
This story was originally published in August 2025. The sun blazes overhead in Lower Casamance. In Diembéring, a village in […]
Ghana: Living yam sticks help reduce deforestation and boost yields (Mongabay)
Yam is one of the world’s most important root crops, especially in West Africa, where Ghana and Nigeria produce over […]
Côte d’Ivoire: A cassava farmer adopts agroforestry to increase production
Marie Jeanne Ballo, a seasoned cassava farmer in her fifties, lives in Bamoro, a bustling agricultural village situated about 10 […]
Ghana: Women taking the lead in Farmer-Managed Natural Regeneration
It is a hot and sunny morning in Yameriga, a village in Ghana’s Upper East Region. Barikisu Salifu, a 36-year-old […]