Nigeria: Sorting, grading, and adding value increases potato farmers’ income
It’s a bright and slightly chilly morning. James Obadiah is standing in his potato farm, appreciating how beautiful and healthy […]
Nigeria: Farmers adopt recommended practices to manage late blight in Irish potato
The first rains signal the beginning of another planting season. Wearing a brown wrapper and yellow blouse, Mary Bwakat is […]
Tanzania: Good planting practices improve Irish potato harvest
It’s about eight o’clock in the morning. Everna Mfuse is wearing a yellow, red, and black dress with green trousers, […]
Kenya: Struggling potato growers sign a new deal (Trust)
Sitting on a rickety bench at his home in Kipipiri, about 125 kilometres from Nairobi in central Kenya, Samuel Macharia […]
Democratic Republic of Congo: Farmer protects sweet potatoes with homemade pesticide
Ruhamya Kamakiri walks through his fields spraying pesticide from a knapsack sprayer. Mr. Kamakiri is a farmer in his early […]
Somalia/Uganda: Turning to sweet potatoes in the face of climate change (Trust)
Amina Shale grows vegetables in Somalia. But her work is growing more difficult because of worsening droughts and unpredictable weather—both […]
Liberia: Returnee farmer profits from sweet potatoes
Boakai Sheriff returned from neighbouring Guinea after Liberia’s post-war election. He had been in exile for 13 years. Mr. Sheriff […]
Democratic Republic of Congo: Farmer protects sweet potatoes with homemade pesticide
Ruhamya Kamakiri walks through his fields spraying pesticide from a knapsack sprayer. Mr. Kamakiri is a farmer in his early […]
Madagascar: Farmer succeeds with potatoes and rice
Mr. Rakotomalala has had ups and downs in his farming career over the past ten years. He owns one hectare […]
Tanzania: Farmers add value to sweet potatoes with a little help from their radio
Zuena Mohamed Kitone harvests sweet potatoes as the morning air begins to warm. To the east, the azure sky is […]