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