Zambia: Livestock farmer copes with climate change by keeping fodder for use in dry season
It is a hot sunny morning on a cloud-free day. Dressed in a red blouse and green chitenje, a cloth […]
Zimbabwe: Water management becomes important as farmers face climate changes (EarthBeat)
In Bulawayo, Zimbabwe, the environment for farmers is unforgiving: high temperatures and difficulties supplying enough water for human and domestic […]
Mali: Despite rising temperatures, market gardeners boost production with new practices
It’s a Tuesday morning and N’tji Diarra is in his 400-square-metre garden along the Niger River in Katibougou, in the […]
Revisit FRI resource pack #89 on climate change
Climate change is an important global issue. The effects of climate change touch everyone, and especially small-scale African farmers. Unpredictable […]
Togo: Farmers practice pruning to improve their cashew yield
On a sunny April day, Akouété Apedo walks through his cashew plantation. The harvest season, which runs from February to […]
Mali: Potato producers adopt new varieties, best practices to cope with climate change
It’s 5 p.m. in Sékoro, a district of Ségou, about 200 kilometres from Bamako in south central Mali. In these […]
Côte d’Ivoire: Cocoa farmers plant shade trees to adapt to climate change
The sun is already high in the sky and burning fiercely. Cocoa farmer Souleymane Bamba is in his field in […]
Gambia: Women farmers show why premature births may boom in warmer world (Trust)
Sirreh Samateh has worked outdoors through all eight of her pregnancies, labouring in the sun to grow rice and vegetables […]
How climate change threatens African coffee farmers (Deutsche Welle)
Some savour the taste, others drink it to stay awake. Whatever the reason, the world has a seemingly insatiable taste […]
Tanzania: Seawalls and mangroves help island-based farmers fight sea-rise due to climate change (Thomson Reuters Foundation)
A vibrant community of farmers calls Kisiwa Panza home. Today, this small island off the coast of Tanzania boasts banana […]