Kenya: Regenerative agriculture as a pathway to a sustainable food system
Worries about infertile soil and loss of biodiversity—along with the loss of native seeds—are becoming only more common. Many agricultural […]
Kenya: Farmers grow jack beans to improve soil fertility and reduce soil erosion
It’s mid-morning and Anne Nyangasi is leading a group of farmers who are inspecting their jack beans, also known as […]
Grow your own fertilizer—plant cover crops with maize
One of our Farmer stories from Kenya highlights the benefits of growing jack beans as a cover crop. Our Script […]
Ethiopia: Farmers create pastures for livestock and build fences to benefit from mulching
At first, Yonas Ugi was hesitant to start laying down crop residues on his farmland as mulch. He feared that, […]
Ethiopia: Women use mulching to reduce workload in cabbage farming
On one side of Felekech Fantu’s mud hut, 100-kilogram bundles of cabbage are tied with ropes and stacked, waiting to […]
Ethiopia: Crop rotation, intercropping, and mulching help farmers improve soil fertility and productivity
Two goats sit side-by-side in front of a mud house, waiting eagerly to catch the morning sun inside Markos Chneshu’s […]
The benefits of conservation agriculture
Two of this week’s Farmer stories—both from Ethiopia—talk about different aspects of conservation agriculture, which is also the topic of […]
Crop rotation and intercropping reduce damage from striga weed
This week’s Farmer story from Togo talks about the benefits of crop rotation and intercropping. Our Script of the week […]
Togo: Farmers rotate crops for a better harvest
Lokouna Djassoga walks across the ridges in his field, hoe in hand. On this misty December morning, he is harvesting […]
Farmers try no-till farming in Ghana’s Ashanti Region
Conservation agriculture offers simple practices that farmers can use to address the negative impacts of climate change and learn how […]