Zaï planting pits
Zaï as they are known in Burkina Faso, or tassa in Niger, are wide and deep planting pits. They act […]
Kenya: Farmers use earthworms to make organic fertilizer
It’s 10 o’clock in the morning and Caleb Omolo is walking around his farm and inspecting his crops. He stops […]
Burkina Faso: Live fences reinvigorate poor soils
Green fields, healthy trees and lush vegetation. The 150-hectare experimental farm in the village of Guié, Burkina Faso, contrasts sharply […]
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 […]
Kenya: For Kenyan farmers, organic bokashi fertilizer brings the land back to life (Mongabay)
Peninah Muthoni farms in Karungaru village in eastern Kenya. Mrs. Muthoni is experimenting in her gardens with the use of […]
Tanzania: Intercropping boosts farmer incomes
It is a beautiful Saturday morning and Abdulsalum Njelekela is in his field irrigating crops. He says, “I have access […]
The benefits of intercropping
One of this edition’s stories from Tanzania is all about intercropping. Our Script of the week also focuses on intercropping. […]
Revisit FRI resource pack #89 on climate change
Climate change is an important global issue. The effects of climate change touch everyone, and especially small-scale African farmers. Unpredictable […]
Senegal: Farmers make natural pesticides from local plants
Penda Traoré is a farmer from Dianabo, a village seven kilometres from Kolda, Senegal. In 2013, Mrs. Traoré received training […]
Senegal: Homemade organic manure fertilizes soil, boosts income
Kolda is an agro-pastoral zone in southern Senegal with good rainfall. Here, one farming activity supports another. For example, cattle […]