Mali: Women restore their garden’s fertility with liquid fertilizer made from natural products
On a scorching Sunday afternoon, the sun blazes overhead as market garden plots unfold endlessly along the main road in […]
Rwanda: Climate-proof seed trials yield results (SciDev.net)
Small-scale farmers in Rwanda are seeing significant improvements in their harvests, thanks to a new project promoting access to climate-resilient […]
Senegal: Women of the Saloum Delta at the heart of mangrove protection
Morning breaks gently over the Saloum Delta River in the Fatick region of Senegal, about 150 kilometers from Dakar. The […]
Kenya: Cities adopt Miyawaki method to restore lost ecological glory (Mongabay)
Many African cities are now characterized by deafening traffic and suffocating emissions, becoming concrete jungles as urbanization squeezes out natural […]
Ethiopia: Farmers use terracing and other traditional practices to sustain centuries-old agriculture in face of new challenges (Mongabay)
As the first light of the morning sun breaks over the hills of Konso, Ethiopia, Kawadaya Oldisha begins his daily […]
Ghana: Living yam sticks help reduce deforestation and boost yields (Mongabay)
Yam is one of the world’s most important root crops, especially in West Africa, where Ghana and Nigeria produce over […]
Kenya: Organic fertilizers prove effective on tea as farmers abandon synthetic inputs (IPS News)
On the outskirts of Kericho town in Kenya’s Rift Valley, Kaptepeswet Tea Farm is proving that organic farming is not […]
Zimbabwe: Community-led wetland restoration may hold key to Harare’s water crisis (Mongabay)
By 6 a.m. on Sunday, the line at a water well in Harare’s Budiriro suburb is already long. It snakes […]
Malawi: Tackling the challenge of declining yields with sustainability (SciDev.net)
In Mzimba District, northern Malawi, vast stretches of farmland once flourished with golden maize and thriving banana trees. But in […]
Zimbabwe: A community’s fight for food security in Chimanimani (Global Press Journal)
In Chimanimani, Zimbabwe, 79-year-old Smart Makuyana walks three kilometers to visit Chief Maosa, also known as Chenjerai Maosa, after his […]