Basic beekeeping manual admin | January 6, 2023 Practical Action, a UK-based NGO, presents a multi-part manual on all aspects of keeping bees. Sections of the manual include: […]
Further resources on sustainable charcoal production from Practical Action admin | May 30, 2022 Our Farmer story from Tanzania focuses on sustainable charcoal production. Here are four resources from Practical Action that provide further […]
How to keep simple enterprise-level farm records admin | April 4, 2022 You can find links to four educational podcasts, in English and Karamojong, on how to keep simple enterprise-level farm records, […]
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 […]