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: Fish ponds feed the community and protect the local environment
Betty Acen Obaa is not afraid of trying something new. She has been a rice farmer, a charcoal burner, and […]
Burkina Faso: Youth succeeds in producing fish, papayas, and vegetables (AgribusinessTV)
Thomas d’Aquin Wendata Dibri is passionate about agriculture. So much so that he practices two types: fish farming and vegetable […]
DRC: Farmers turn to ponds to compensate for regional fish scarcity of fish (ICI CONGO)
Despite the presence of three lakes in eastern DRC’s North Kivu and Ituri provinces, in eastern DRC, residents and officials […]
Three fishing ladies with a message about solar dryers
Post-harvest losses in food production in Africa are a very serious problem, and fisheries are no exception. Post-harvest losses in […]
Kenya: Greenthumb youth group casts their nets (IFAD)
When the Greenthumb youth group started their agribusiness in 2014, they started with cereal crops and vegetables. But after several […]
Madagascar: Women plant mangroves to protect ecosystem
It’s 9 a.m. in Ampahazony, a town about 20 kilometres from Mahajanga in the North West region of Madagascar. Along […]
Ghana: Clam farmers use GPS to protect property rights (Roots Radio)
Samuel-Richard Bogobley wears a bright orange life vest and leans over the edge of a fishing canoe. The canoe sits […]
Kenya: No pond? No problem. Kenyans take to an unlikely new crop: fish (Trust)
Climate change can bring unpredictable weather and crop failure. But in this changing environment, Kenyan farmer James Muchangi thinks fish […]
Aquaculture: The value chain
This week’s Farmer story from Kenya highlights a farmer who succeeds with fish farming. Our Script of the week is […]