Kenya: Rice farmers use ocean tides to boost production (InfoNile, Standard Media Group Kenya)
In the golden midday sun, Ozi village nestles in the tail end of the Tana Delta in Tana River County, […]
Nigeria: Loans from rice co-operative help members buy milling machines
It’s Thursday morning and Iorkumba Terfa has already opened the stall at his rice mill for business. The whir of […]
Nigeria: Improved rice varieties in high demand, fetch better prices
It’s about 10 o’clock in the morning and the rice mills are clanking so loudly that it’s hard to hear […]
Nigeria: Rice farmers benefit from keeping records
Luka Akolo smiles and joy spreads across his face. He is busy adding and subtracting different amounts so that he […]
Ghana: Rice farmers fail to control weeds due to influx of fake and substandard herbicides
The weather is windy and the sky is partly cloudy, with signs of an early morning rain. Wearing his Wellington […]
Mali: Changing their diet can help people with chronic illnesses find health
It’s midday and 55-year-old farmer Adama Tangara is in his field in Sognèbougou, a village in southwest Mali, 15 kilometres […]
Senegal: Rice farmers want to change the reputation of local rice
Ibrahima Ly is a big rice producer in northern Senegal, growing irrigated rice in the Senegal River Valley. But Mr. […]
Senegal: Competition in the rice market
Since the 1960s, rice has become widespread throughout teranga, the land of Senegalese hospitality. Here, rice is cultivated in three […]
Tanzania: Rice farmers thrive thanks to good planting practices
It’s eight o’clock in the morning. Yohana Lyapa is just arriving at his rice field with a hoe in his […]
Madagascar: Rice farmers ask gov’t to repair infrastructure after natural disasters
Mr. Haja painfully rises from his bed and staggers from the room. It’s three o’clock in the morning and he […]