Malawi : Rural community shines bright with 100% solar power milestone (Mongabay)
In Kasakula, a village about 90 kilometers from Malawi’s capital Lilongwe, life after dark has changed. Four years ago, U.K.-based […]
Cameroon: Solar power boosts electricity in the north as hydroelectric potential wanes (Mongabay)
In northern Cameroon, the Lagdo hydroelectric dam has long been the primary energy source. But recurring droughts and silting of […]
Benin: Processing cashews with solar energy (AgribusinessTV)
A group of modestly-dressed women are busy in their village of Dassa Tré, more than 200 kilometres from Porto Novo, […]
Ghana: Women bring light (literally) to rural communities
Mabel Akanyinte installs solar panels in remote, off-grid communities in northern Ghana. It’s hard work that sometimes requires climbing on […]
Kenya: Solar-powered pumps pay for themselves quickly, but farmers need loans (GTM)
Joshua Okundi’s five-acre farm is his classroom. Mr. Okundi was a schoolteacher before he left his job in 2013 to […]
Zimbabwe: Solar-powered irrigation keeps harvests high during drought (Trust)
Despite the worsening drought that has dried many of the fields that surround her farm in southern Zimbabwe, Mpokiseng Moyo […]
Dried and delicious: Solar dryers help growers store fruits and vegetables longer
This week’s Farmer story from Zimbabwe talks about using solar energy for irrigation. This week’s Script of the week shows […]
Kenya: Solar dryer increases income and decreases post-harvest losses
It is around eight o’clock in the morning in Keroka, a remote village in southwestern Kenya’s Nyamira County. Yunuke Nyakerario […]
Tanzania: Farmers improve income, health by drying fruit with solar dryers
Kilimanjaro Natural Foods Cooperative is located in a house just off the main tarmac road in Moshi, northern Tanzania. It’s […]
Mozambique: Farmers dry fruit to beat hunger
John Mateo washes a bucket full of red apples. He knows that if they are not peeled and dried in […]