Zimbabwe Zimbabwe: Sorghum and millet as a solution to food insecurity during crises (IPS) admin | November 23, 2020 For Sinikiwe Sibanda, planting more sorghum and millet than maize has paid off. With the coronavirus pandemic resulting in decreased […]
Ghana Ghana: Good agricultural practices help cocoa farmers increase yield and income 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 […]
Burkina Faso Burkina Faso: Mobile phone system helps distribute agricultural inputs to the vulnerable 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. […]
World Food Day 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 […]
Nigeria Nigeria: COVID-19 affects farm labourers’ incomes 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 […]
Nigeria Nigeria: Farmers face difficulties accessing farm inputs due to COVID-19 lockdown Ted Phido | September 14, 2020 It’s around eight o’clock in the morning and Bello Iliyasu is already riding a motorcycle—not by choice, but because there […]
The importance of indigenous knowledge admin | August 31, 2020 This week’s Farmer story from Eswatini underlines the importance of protecting key elements of the environment, in this case wetlands. […]
Swaziland Eswatini: Farmers keep vegetable supply flowing (IPS) admin | August 17, 2020 Nobukhosi Cebekhulu and Khetsiwe Tofile are both well into their sixties. The women sit outside Mrs. Tofile’s home in Malkerns, […]
West Africa: How farmers and processors are impacted by COVID-19 (ICRISAT) admin | August 2, 2020 The agricultural season is underway in much of West Africa and farmers are feeling the impacts of COVID-19 in new […]
Nigeria Nigeria: Tomato farmers avoid glut in market by staggering plantings Toheeb Kunle Jaiyeola | March 29, 2020 It’s a Sunday morning, but Jibril Sule Dakasoye is on the way to his farm. He’s riding his old bicycle […]