Uganda : Women take the lead in reforestation to protect land (Mongabay)
In the dappled morning light of Kasese district, women gather around a small tree nursery at the edge of the […]
Tanzania: Tanzanian farmers turn to agroecology to cut chemical use
In northern Tanzania, smallholder farmers are embracing agroecology as rising chemical input costs, health concerns, climate pressures, and volatile markets […]
Zimbabwe : School children are turning waste into renewable energy-powered lanterns (IPS)
After school in Mashonaland East province, 12-year-old Monica Ben doesn’t just carry her books and pens—she also takes a Chigubhu […]
Malawi: Bamboo farming helps communities protect forests and earn income
It is a hot Thursday afternoon, with temperatures hovering around 33 degrees Celsius, just 400 metres from the shores of […]
Kenya : Farmers use fruit trees to fight climate change and boost livelihoods (IPS)
In the rural farmlands of East Africa, farmers rise early to tend their orchards, carefully measuring the trunks of avocado […]
Malawi: Eco-friendly kilns help fish curers cut losses (SciDev.net)
Closing his eyes as smoke from fish-smoking kilns fills the air, Issah Amin pokes firewood into one of seven ovens […]
Uganda: Turning food waste into profitable cricket farming (SciDev.net)
In Masaka district, Josephine Nabbanga carefully tends her colony of crickets, a high-protein snack that is gaining popularity across Uganda […]
Burkina Faso : Farmers use clean energy to farm year-round (IPS)
In the drylands of Burkina Faso, farming usually ends with the rainy season. But in Zoungou village, green onion fields […]
Benin: Building resilience through farming (Mongabay)
In the village of Ouèdo Ahouanssodja, about 40 kilometres from Cotonou, a group of young farmers is building a future […]
Kenya: Restoring Marereni’s mangroves (Mongabay)
In Marereni, a coastal village in Kenya’s Kilifi County, the tide is slowly turning for mangroves — and for the […]