Stories tagged: crop production

Contract farming helps wheat farmers get better prices and guaranteed markets

Tesfaye Getnet | June 7, 2021

It was early one morning in October 2020 and the sun was shining brightly over Buta Feyisa’s compound. Behind the […]

Magnim Karouwe | May 10, 2021

The first rains began to fall a few weeks ago, heralding the long growing season in southern Togo. Farmers are […]

Linda Dede Nyanya Godji | April 11, 2021

It’s five o’clock on a hot Thursday afternoon. The sun is setting slowly, paving the way for the cool evening […]

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 […]

admin | April 11, 2021

Our Farmer story from Ghana highlights women farmers who are eagerly adopting new practices. Women who want to succeed with […]

admin | November 23, 2020

For Sinikiwe Sibanda, planting more sorghum and millet than maize has paid off. With the coronavirus pandemic resulting in decreased […]

Linda Dede Nyanya Godji | November 9, 2020

Comfort Appiah beams with delight as she inspects her flourishing cocoa farm. Wearing a brown plaid dress and a pair […]

Harouna Sana | October 26, 2020

Wématou Ougue farms in Tiébélé, a village in south-central Burkina Faso more than 150 kilometres from the capital, Ouagadougou. Mr. […]

admin | October 11, 2020

World Food Day is celebrated every year on Oct. 16. This year’s theme is “Grow, nourish, sustain. Together.” This theme […]

Jamila Hamisu | September 14, 2020

It’s early Sunday morning, the temperature is about 25 degrees Celsius, and the rainy season has just begun. With a […]