Stories tagged: biodiversity

Q&A on food security and supporting small-scale farmers with IFAD president Alvaro Lario

admin | August 18, 2023

Farm Radio International’s Executive Director, Kevin Perkins, recently spoke with the president of the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), […]

Tanzania

Tanzania: Intercropping boosts farmer incomes

Haika Kimaro | January 10, 2022

It is a beautiful Saturday morning and Abdulsalum Njelekela is in his field irrigating crops. He says, “I have access […]

The benefits of intercropping

admin | January 10, 2022

One of this edition’s stories from Tanzania is all about intercropping. Our Script of the week also focuses on intercropping. […]

Ethiopia

Ethiopia: Farmers multiply indigenous seeds to achieve food security

Netsanet Hailu | March 19, 2018

Like many prudent farmers, Bontu Haji Hussein wants to grow different crops and varieties each season so that if one […]

Tanzania

Tanzania: Villagers travel far to gather increasingly scarce wild vegetables

Dinna Maningo | March 19, 2018

Lazack Kesongo steps barefoot into the shallow water of Mara River and walks slowly to the other bank to search […]

Malawi

Malawi: Farmers use plant-based pesticides to control Fall armyworm and other pests

Gladson Makowa | March 19, 2018

Esther Maona has been growing maize and legumes for many years. Until recently, pests tormented her so much that her […]

African traditional vegetables back on the table

admin | March 19, 2018

In keeping with the theme of agricultural biodiversity that we explore in all our Farmer stories this week, our Script […]

Democratic Republic of Congo