Côte d’Ivoire: Women turn agricultural waste into eco-friendly charcoal
It’s morning in Sokala-Sobara, Cote d’Ivoire, and Dongui Touré is sitting under a shelter in the village square. This is […]
Mali: A new liquid organic fertilizer gives farmers new hope
Saturday morning around 6 a.m., a cool breeze blows across the agricultural area of Baraouéli in the Ségou region of […]
Mali: Rice farmers draw on traditional knowledge to fertilize their fields
In Niono, a rice-growing area located about one hundred kilometres from the city of Ségou in Mali, Birama Faronta, a […]
Malawi: Bamboo farming helps communities protect forests and earn income
It is a hot Thursday afternoon, with temperatures hovering around 33 degrees Celsius, just 400 metres from the shores of […]
Kenya : Farmers use fruit trees to fight climate change and boost livelihoods (IPS)
In the rural farmlands of East Africa, farmers rise early to tend their orchards, carefully measuring the trunks of avocado […]
Senegal: Rural women restore ecosystems with traditional knowledge
This story was originally published in August 2025. The sun blazes overhead in Lower Casamance. In Diembéring, a village in […]
Mali: Farmers use a biodigester to produce fertilizer and energy
This story was originally published in October 2025. Badiaguibougou is an agricultural village located 90 kilometers from the city of […]
Mali: Women preserve ancestral knowledge to protect the forest and feed the community
This story was originally published in October 2025. Under the shade of a large néré tree (Parkia biglobosa), Awa Traoré, […]
Nigeria: Gbajimgba farmers adopt drought-resistant varieties to mitigate the effects of climate change on crop production
It’s about 6:30 a.m. in Uosuh 1, a community a few kilometres from Gbajimgba in Guma Local Government Area of […]
Kenya : Digital tree-growing app helps farmers rebuild forests (IPS)
It’s early morning in Siaya County, along the banks of the River Nzoia in western Kenya. Small patches of green […]