Mozambique Mozambique: Pigeon pea farmers use traditional methods to protect harvest from pests Perzia Sitoe | March 21, 2022 Zacarias Nelson wakes up early in the morning to apply fertilizer to his pigeon pea farm. Within a few hours, […]
Malawi Malawi: Soybean farmers struggle to manage pests and diseases Charles Pensulo | December 20, 2021 It’s a hot Saturday morning with a clear blue sky, though the heat indicates that rain will soon start falling. […]
Zimbabwe Zimbabwe: Water management becomes important as farmers face climate changes (EarthBeat) admin | June 21, 2021 In Bulawayo, Zimbabwe, the environment for farmers is unforgiving: high temperatures and difficulties supplying enough water for human and domestic […]
Democratic Republic of Congo DRC: Farmers work together to keep animals out of their fields Sammy Mupfuni | January 4, 2021 This story was originally published in November 2017. Beatrice Semahane is up early. The sun is barely above the horizon […]
Ethiopia Ethiopia: Worst locust outbreak in 25 years (Anadolu Agency) admin | November 23, 2020 At the end of a tough farming season, Ethiopian farmer Leila Mohammed was ready to harvest her millet crop with […]
Radio spots on the desert locust situation in East Africa admin | November 23, 2020 In this edition, our Farmer story from Ethiopia talks about the current locust outbreak. Our Script of the week is […]
New radio spot about locusts in East Africa admin | April 27, 2020 In March, we shared seven radio spots about the impact of locusts on farmers in East Africa. To read them, […]
Kenya Kenya: Farmers search for ways to reduce the impact of locusts Stanley Nyakwana Ongwae | March 16, 2020 It’s around midday and Douglas Kinyua is trying to scare away a swarm of locusts, swatting with a banana leaf […]
Ghana Ghana: Using guinea fowl to manage pests and fertilize the soil John Doopireh Chireh | December 8, 2019 Domovir Bagolo whistles her favourite tune as she carefully weeds grass in her maize field. The 52-year-old farmer is holding […]
Burkina Faso Burkina Faso: Women avoid handling pesticides by collaborating with agricultural technicians Souaibou Nombre | November 11, 2019 Olga Dicko is a teacher in Kalo, in the Sahel area of Burkina Faso, 40 kilometres from Dori. Here, she […]