Burkina Faso Burkina Faso: Youth succeeds in producing fish, papayas, and vegetables (AgribusinessTV) admin | September 26, 2021 Thomas d’Aquin Wendata Dibri is passionate about agriculture. So much so that he practices two types: fish farming and vegetable […]
Kenya Kenya: Greenthumb youth group casts their nets (IFAD) admin | September 13, 2021 When the Greenthumb youth group started their agribusiness in 2014, they started with cereal crops and vegetables. But after several […]
South Africa South Africa: Female business owner turns to farming to make a living during COVID-19 (Ground Up) admin | May 10, 2021 Jane Hozheri used to run a small business with her daughter in Cape Town, South Africa. Together, they made a […]
Women and credit – Part 2: Women start a revolving loan fund admin | April 26, 2021 Like our story from Kenya, our Script of the week is about a revolving loan fund. Groups that organize themselves […]
Kenya Kenya: Farmers form village savings group to help each other during COVID-19 Emmanuel Nyakwana Ongwae | April 26, 2021 It’s early morning and Esther Nyang’ara is busy weeding her maize field and listening to music from a local radio […]
Tanzania Tanzania: Small-scale farmers increase productivity through targeted loans (IPS News) admin | April 26, 2021 Over the past three years, crop productivity has more than doubled in Madaba and Mafinga, Tanzania. This is a result […]
Zimbabwe Zimbabwe: Government policy inconsistencies hinder youth involvement in agricultural entrepreneurship (IPS News) admin | April 11, 2021 Lihle Moyo is a 27-year-old farmer from Gwanda, a town 160 kilometres away from Bulawayo, the second largest city in […]
Burkina Faso Burkina Faso: Youth and women turn to financial institutions to realize their projects Harouna Sana | March 1, 2021 Lucienne Zongo is happy this morning because she has received 500,000 FCFA ($927 US) from a government lending agency called […]
Democratic Republic of Congo DRC: E-commerce develops because of COVID-19 crisis Laetitia Kasongo | January 18, 2021 It is 5:30 a.m. in Goma, in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, or DRC. Chris Ayale is a young entrepreneur […]
Malawi Malawi: Soap made from cassava peels boosts farmers’ income Gladson Makowa | January 18, 2021 A thick, dark cloud slowly engulfs the sky. Although it hasn’t rained for the past two days, it will certainly […]