Uganda: Fertilizer helps coffee farmers increase yields
It’s late afternoon and the weather is mild. Josephine Nansanga is smiling as she dries harvested coffee on a tarpaulin […]
Organic fertilizer within easy reach
One of this week’s Farmer stories from Uganda is about the benefits of using fertilizer for coffee production. Our Script […]
Ethiopia: Crop rotation, intercropping, and mulching help farmers improve soil fertility and productivity
Two goats sit side-by-side in front of a mud house, waiting eagerly to catch the morning sun inside Markos Chneshu’s […]
Crop rotation and intercropping reduce damage from striga weed
This week’s Farmer story from DRC focuses on intercropping. Our Script of the week focuses on the benefits of intercropping […]
Farmers triple sorghum yield thanks to mulch farming
Like this week’s Farmer stories from Mali and Ethiopia, our Script of the week is about sorghum. In the Sahel, […]
Rebuilding the land II – plugging the soil leaks
This week’s Farmer story from Ethiopia discusses ways that researchers are helping farmers rebuild their soil fertility. Our Script of […]
Organic cotton helps the soil and the community
This week’s Farmer story from Tanzania highlights some of the benefits of organic farming. Our Script of the week continues […]
Compost—a wonderful food for your garden
This week’s Farmer story from Ethiopia talks about land preparation in soils that are often waterlogged. Did you know that […]
Farmers improve yields with traditional soil-building practices that restore and fertilize damaged soils
Like this week’s Farmer story from Zimbabwe and Burkina Faso, our Script of the Week presents effective traditional practices for […]
The promise of conservation agriculture
Two of this week’s Farmer stories focus on conservation agriculture, as does our Script of the Week. According to the […]