Zambia: What soil can tell farmers about what to plant (FAO)
The difference between a successful harvest and a disappointing one is not always visible from the surface. In Zambia’s Southern […]
Ghana: Farmer fixes his composted manure recipe thanks to a radio program
For years, Fuseini Abdul-Mumin watched his crops die — not from drought or pests, but from his own hands. Every […]
Farmers learn about compost manure on the radio – with great results!
Many farmers choose organic fertilizers, including compost manure, rather than or in addition to chemical fertilizers. When made from locally […]
Uganda: One woman’s business is bringing regenerative farming to urban areas
Lilian Nakigozi grew up in Katanga slum in Kampala, Uganda, with eight siblings. Food was not guaranteed, and at times […]
Zambia: Farmers transforming their community with integrated farming
For many years, farmers in the Naolo district of Western Province, Zambia, relied heavily on chemical fertilizer and intensive tillage. […]
Nigeria: Great Green Wall initiative helps restore degraded land in Garbadu village (IPS)
In Garbadu village in northwestern Nigeria, rows of young trees now grow on land that was once dry and empty. […]
DRC : Women farmers use velvet bean to improve soil fertility and boost yields
It is 8 a.m. in the village of Kanyuka, about 4 kilometres from the city of Kananga in the Democratic […]
Mali: A new liquid organic fertilizer gives farmers new hope
Saturday morning around 6 a.m., a cool breeze blows across the agricultural area of Baraouéli in the Ségou region of […]
Malawi: Farmers rebuild soil and livelihoods through agroecology (Mongabay)
Grena Banda and her husband, Daniel Mwafulirwa, spent years struggling to make ends meet on their small farm in Rumphi […]
Tanzania: Tanzanian farmers turn to agroecology to cut chemical use
In northern Tanzania, smallholder farmers are embracing agroecology as rising chemical input costs, health concerns, climate pressures, and volatile markets […]