Celebrate the International Year of Women Farmers
Women play essential roles in their families and communities, nurturing, caring, and feeding children, husbands, parents, siblings, and neighbours. Women […]
Tanzania: Organic farmers are working to improve market access
In Lukobe village on the outskirts of Morogoro town in eastern Tanzania, 61-year-old Mercy Meena recalls the frustration of her […]
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 […]
Ghana: Youth turn discarded cashew apples into income (SciDev.net)
In Ayigbe, a rural community in Ghana’s Bono Region, 35-year-old Michael Kyereme paid off his university debt of GHS 3,500 […]
DRC: Local mayonnaise production in Kananga boosts income for young entrepreneur
Giscard Katala sits in his small office along National Highway No. 1, in the Plateau district of Kananga, DRC. The […]
Burkina Faso: Leaving an unpaid internship to become an entrepreneur (AgribusinessTV)
Many young graduates are concerned about their employability. Many work several unpaid internships, with no prospect of unemployment. In Ouagadougou, […]
DRC: A young spice and vegetable producer uses biodegradable packaging to attract customers
Farmers practice off-season farming during the dry season in Tubuluku, a village located 12 km from Kananga city in the […]
DRC: Survival and economics complicate bushmeat and wild animal trade (Mongabay)
Disaster struck Héritier Mpo’s tiny NGO in the central Democratic Republic of Congo on Aug. 8, 2022. In a single […]
Côte d’Ivoire: Plantain co-operatives use collective marketing to improve members’ lives
Today, like every Thursday morning, Kouadio N’Guessan Agbassi is roaming her plantation in search of plantains to satisfy her customers. […]
Zambia: Farmers choose soybean farming because of better prices and low input costs
It’s partly cloudy, the cool morning breeze is blowing gently, and there is no sign that rains will fall anytime […]