DRC: COVID-19 pandemic changes cross-border trade
Benjamin Bahati is a Congolese businessman who has been selling eggs and chickens imported from Rwanda for the past nine […]
DRC: E-commerce develops because of COVID-19 crisis
It is 5:30 a.m. in Goma, in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, or DRC. Chris Ayale is a young entrepreneur […]
Celebrating farmers’ creativity and innovation
This edition’s story from Malawi highlights one woman’s innovation, which can be defined as “a new method, idea, or product.” […]
Burkina Faso: Mobile phone system helps distribute agricultural inputs to the vulnerable
Wématou Ougue farms in Tiébélé, a village in south-central Burkina Faso more than 150 kilometres from the capital, Ouagadougou. Mr. […]
Tanzania: Pastoralists use weather information to plan livestock feeding
Peter Kakanji is brushing his teeth, using bristles of a stick as a toothbrush. He looks to the sky for […]
Ghana: Vegetable farmers use mobile phones to access extension services and better markets
It’s a Friday morning full of heat. But Florence Abakah and dozens of other female vegetable farmers are working on […]
Senegal: Young entrepreneur wants to revolutionize farming with innovative storage
In a small room, two computers sit on a table. A wooden box contains various objects interconnected by cables of […]
Kenya: Farmers trust tradition over tech to predict the weather (Trust)
As Mary Mbaka tends to the crops on her farm in central Kenya, she wonders if she can rely on […]
Senegal: Mobile savings help farmers purchase inputs (Trust)
Wearing a yellow dress and a head scarf, Adama Faye holds out two handfuls of groundnuts. In one weathered palm, […]
Ghana: Clam farmers use GPS to protect property rights (Roots Radio)
Samuel-Richard Bogobley wears a bright orange life vest and leans over the edge of a fishing canoe. The canoe sits […]