Malawi: COVID-19 social distancing measures disrupt markets and farmers’ income
It is a cool, dry winter afternoon and Ida Maganga is arriving home from her field of Irish potatoes and […]
Uganda: COVID-19 ban on livestock markets makes life difficult for chicken farmer
It’s 12 o’clock noon on a hot sunny day, and the temperature is soaring to 30 degrees Celsius. But Geoffrey […]
Nigeria: Tomato farmers avoid glut in market by staggering plantings
It’s a Sunday morning, but Jibril Sule Dakasoye is on the way to his farm. He’s riding his old bicycle […]
Kenya: Farmers boost earnings by making sugar cane juice
It’s about eight o’clock in the morning and Joseph Onsinyo is busy preparing sugar cane juice for his clients. He pushes pieces […]
Senegal: Rice farmers want to change the reputation of local rice
Ibrahima Ly is a big rice producer in northern Senegal, growing irrigated rice in the Senegal River Valley. But Mr. […]
Ghana: Vegetable farmers use mobile phones to access extension services and better markets
It’s a Friday morning full of heat. But Florence Abakah and dozens of other female vegetable farmers are working on […]
Tanzania: Fruit and vegetable farmers turn to organic farming to meet increased market demand
Teresia Alexander is in her backyard garden carrying a bucket of water on her head and holding another in her […]
Malawi: Clubs help farmers benefit from groundnut farming
It’s a bright Wednesday morning and Phillip Msakwiza is busy supervising construction work for his new house. He is using […]
Malawi: Women and youth join co-operative to access better groundnut markets
It’s four o’clock in the morning, but Alice Kawaye is already awake in her well-thatched grass house. The 38-year-old farmer […]
Malawi: Shared decision-making boosts family farming income
It’s about 11 o’clock in the morning and Diffat Chinyama and his wife Lunia are returning home from planting beans […]