Mozambique: High demand for baobab fruits helps traders make more profit
Ezequiel Joao Brandao is optimistic about his baobab business. The 40-year-old sits down on a small bench in a busy, […]
Tanzania: Adding value improves banana shelf life and boosts farmer incomes
It’s raining lightly and Theresia Mushi is holding a hoe. She’s busy inspecting and clearing unwanted plants and suckers in […]
Mangoes for all seasons: Kenyan farmers profit by drying and selling mangoes all year round
Two of this week’s Farmer stories show how farmers are benefiting by processing their raw produce into juice and various […]
Pineapple production & post-harvest management
Pineapples are nutritious and delicious, and can be processed into several different foods that are easier to store or sell […]
Benin: Grower processes pineapple into natural juices
Eyes fixed on the ground, boots on, Thomas Tonou waits a few seconds before moving a step forward. It’s 6:30 […]
Kenya: Mango farmers use plastic bottles to manage fruit flies
Josiah Mwangi’s farm is full of mango trees. Looking at it from a distance, the trees appear to form a […]
Kenya: Farmers grow pineapples in challenging conditions
It’s eight o’clock in the morning and Barare Nyang’au is busy pruning pineapple plants on his farm. The father of […]
Kenya: Resilient entrepreneur invests in pawpaw and passion fruit after losing watermelon crop (Farmbiz Africa)
Margaret Mutheu stands under a pawpaw tree, proudly showing off a cluster of healthy fruit as someone snaps a photo. […]
DRC: Small-scale miner turns to oranges for profitable, safer career
In the cold, high-altitude mountainous area of Nyabibwe, in DRC, Ajuwa Bertin and his two young brothers head to the […]
Burkina Faso: Household heads plant fruit trees to improve youth diets
Bouriema Diarra walks back and forth between the water tap and his fruit trees, a bucket in hand. He uses […]