Zambia: Farmers choose soybean farming because of better prices and low input costs
It’s partly cloudy, the cool morning breeze is blowing gently, and there is no sign that rains will fall anytime […]
Ghana: Soybean farmers increase yields using inoculants
It’s a hot sunny day, but Abdulai Alhassan is walking a long way from his home to his farm where […]
Legumes make their own fertilizer – with help from their friends
This edition’s Farmer story from Ghana talks about adding “inoculant” to soybean seeds or to the soil in soybean fields […]
Ethiopia: Farmers grow faba beans to boost family nutrition and health
Girma Kebede wakes up early in the morning to milk her four cows. Then, she uses the milk to prepare […]
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 […]