Kenya: Farmers grow jack beans to improve soil fertility and reduce soil erosion
It’s mid-morning and Anne Nyangasi is leading a group of farmers who are inspecting their jack beans, also known as […]
Tanzania: Women farmers use local pesticides to fight pests and diseases in beans
It’s planting season in Kasulu district, and Mrs. Ziporah Mussa is in her plot planting beans. The weather is cool […]
Velvet bean shades the wash basin
This week’s Farmer story from DRC talks about using Mucuna pruriens to manage weeds and improve soil fertility. Our Script […]
Kenya: Farmers grow soya beans to manage striga
It’s midday and Francis Babu is using a hoe to weed his maize and soya beans. The movements of his […]
DRC: Farmers use local herb to fight weeds, restore land, increase production
Sylvestre Muhindo thrusts his right hand into the soil in the middle of his field and pulls out a handful […]
Beans, a family affair: A five-part radio drama
This week’s Farmer story from Tanzania raises some of the challenges women farmers face, including a lack of control over […]
Tanzania: Women continue to grow beans despite gender challenges
Although it’s noon and very hot, Verantikisi Daniel Kaaya sits on a brown wooden chair on her veranda holding a […]
Malawi: Farmers use airtight storage bags to prevent losses and avoid chemicals
When Chifundo Banda heard about PICS bags on the radio, he knew he wanted to try them. Mr. Banda farms […]
Tanzania: Bean farmers reduce post-harvest losses by changing harvesting and transport practices
It’s harvest season for beans in northwestern Tanzania. Monica Lugesha is wearing a bright blue dress and a shiny pink, […]
Storing cowpea seeds for a season and a reason
Our Farmer story from Malawi features a farmer who is happy with his airtight PICS bag. Our Script of the […]