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, […]
Ghana Ghana: Soybean farmers increase yields using inoculants Gideon Kwame Sarkodie Osei | February 7, 2022 It’s a hot sunny day, but Abdulai Alhassan is walking a long way from his home to his farm where […]
Legumes make their own fertilizer – with help from their friends admin | February 4, 2022 This edition’s Farmer story from Ghana talks about adding “inoculant” to soybean seeds or to the soil in soybean fields […]
Mozambique Mozambique: Farmers want higher prices for pigeon peas to offset high cost of inputs Charles Mangwiro | January 24, 2022 It’s nearly three o’clock in the morning, but Laurinda Fabiao has already arrived at Estadio da machava bus stop to […]
Kenya Kenya: Farmers grow jack beans to improve soil fertility and reduce soil erosion Sawa Pius | September 16, 2019 It’s mid-morning and Anne Nyangasi is leading a group of farmers who are inspecting their jack beans, also known as […]
Tanzania Tanzania: Women farmers use local pesticides to fight pests and diseases in beans Enos Lufungulo | April 28, 2019 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 admin | January 5, 2019 This week’s Farmer story from DRC talks about using Mucuna pruriens to manage weeds and improve soil fertility. Our Script […]
Kenya Kenya: Farmers grow soya beans to manage striga Emmanuel Nyakwana Ongwae | January 5, 2019 It’s midday and Francis Babu is using a hoe to weed his maize and soya beans. The movements of his […]
Democratic Republic of Congo DRC: Farmers use local herb to fight weeds, restore land, increase production Joseph Tsongo | January 5, 2019 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 admin | December 2, 2018 This week’s Farmer story from Tanzania raises some of the challenges women farmers face, including a lack of control over […]