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 […]
Kenya: Maasai women lead solar revolution (Trust)
People in Magadi used to feel uneasy when dusk fell. Farmers worried about their cattle being easy prey for hyenas […]
SolarAid’s micro solar project in rural Tanzania: Tremendous solar energy potential
This week’s story from Somaliland talks about the rising cost of charcoal. One promising long-term energy solution for Africans, including […]