Burkina Faso Burkina Faso: Organic compost fights bacterial wilt of tomato Harouna Sana | April 17, 2023 It’s an April afternoon and the sun is gradually dipping towards the horizon. In a market gardening plot in Bobo-Dioulasso, […]
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. […]
Ghana Ghana: Rice farmers fail to control weeds due to influx of fake and substandard herbicides Gideon Kwame Sarkodie Osei | July 5, 2021 The weather is windy and the sky is partly cloudy, with signs of an early morning rain. Wearing his Wellington […]
A friend in need is a friend indeed: Keeping your groundnuts free from aflatoxin contamination admin | May 10, 2021 This edition’s Script of the Week is a four-part drama that, like this edition’s story from Togo, focuses on best […]
Nigeria Nigeria: Farmers adopt recommended practices to manage late blight in Irish potato Jemimah Ezhim | January 6, 2020 The first rains signal the beginning of another planting season. Wearing a brown wrapper and yellow blouse, Mary Bwakat is […]
Reviving banana production to boost incomes in western Kenya admin | December 17, 2018 Bananas are one of the most important crops in East and Central Africa, both as a staple food and as […]
Malawi Malawi: Disease forces farmers to uproot banana plants Charles Pensulo | December 17, 2018 To Agnes Dzenje, banana is more than just a fruit. It has been supporting her since childhood. But things have […]
Uganda Uganda: Rising temperatures increase pest and disease problems for coffee farmers (IPS) admin | February 19, 2018 Coffee has been part of Abudu Zikusoka’s life for as long as he can remember. As a child in the […]
Plantwise Knowledge Bank admin | February 19, 2018 This week’s Farmer stories and Spotlight discuss pests and diseases that are affecting staple crops such as maize and cash crops like […]
Rwanda Rwanda: Farmers in need get free disease-resistant cassava (The New Times) admin | October 16, 2017 Jean Paul Sebarera had given up on growing cassava after brown streak disease, known locally as kabore, devastated plantations in […]