Mozambique: Pigeon pea farmers use traditional methods to protect harvest from pests
Zacarias Nelson wakes up early in the morning to apply fertilizer to his pigeon pea farm. Within a few hours, […]
Ghana: Soybean farmers increase yields using inoculants
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
This edition’s Farmer story from Ghana talks about adding “inoculant” to soybean seeds or to the soil in soybean fields […]
Mozambique: Farmers want higher prices for pigeon peas to offset high cost of inputs
It’s nearly three o’clock in the morning, but Laurinda Fabiao has already arrived at Estadio da machava bus stop to […]
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 […]