Kenya Kenya: Farmers grow soya beans to manage striga Emmanuel Nyakwana Ongwae | January 5, 2019 It’s midday and Francis Babu is using a hoe to weed his maize and soya beans. The movements of his […]
Malawi Malawi: Farmers boost nutrition and profit by processing soy into milk, yoghurt, and tofu Pauline Mbukwa | February 26, 2018 The district of Mchinji in the Central Region of Malawi is a busy trading hub for agro dealers, fruit and […]
Tanzania Tanzania: Lack of markets, low prices frustrate soybean farmers Daniel Semberya | January 29, 2018 Elikunda Emmanuel Wanjama is a small-scale farmer who started growing soybeans in 2013 on a half-acre of land. Although the […]
Kenya Kenya: Farmers grow soya beans to manage striga Emmanuel Nyakwana Ongwae | January 8, 2018 It’s midday and Francis Babu is using a hoe to weed his maize and soya beans. The movements of his […]
Tanzania Tanzania: Earning a good income with soybeans through contract farming Kathryn Burnham | June 5, 2017 It is a long, muddy walk from the centre of Lungo village to Elikuna Emanuel Kuamjama’s fields. Mr. Kuamjama’s maize […]
Tanzania Tanzania: Confusion about soya bean markets discourages farmers Daniel Semberya | April 24, 2017 Utiga is a small village in Tanzania’s Njombe Region, more than 700 kilometres from Dar es Salaam and close to […]
Tanzania Tanzania: Inputs help farmers improve soya bean harvest Daniel Semberya | March 13, 2017 Daniel Lungo is a small-scale farmer who grows soya beans in Utiga, a village in Njombe Region, in the Southern […]
Tanzania Tanzania: Improved seeds increase soya bean harvest in spite of drought Sylivester Domasa | January 30, 2017 The dry conditions have persisted for months, but a rainy weekend has Braunesi Chegula singing praises. The 44-year-old grain farmer […]
Uganda Uganda: Farmer improves soil fertility using soya beans Denis Ongeng | January 30, 2017 Like many farmers in northern Uganda, James Ojede finds chemical fertilizers very expensive. But his soil was no longer fertile or […]
Uganda Uganda: Widow finds success with soybeans Geoffrey Ojok | August 17, 2015 After her husband died, Kulkeria Onono found it difficult to farm on her own. Mrs. Onono and her husband had […]