State of Food and Agriculture 2020 admin | December 7, 2020 The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations has released its yearly report on the State of Food and […]
Celebrate forests and water admin | March 16, 2020 March 21 is the International Day of Forests. This year, the day promotes education to “Learn to Love Forests.” March […]
Kenya Kenya: ‘Peace ambassadors’ ease water conflicts in drought-prone Kenya (Trust) admin | November 11, 2019 Outside a small, secluded house in Maweni village, Kenya, a group of about 150 farmers sit together in the sweltering […]
Ethiopia Ethiopia: Irrigated farming helps farmers produce more, even when the rain is erratic (International Institute for Environment and Development) admin | October 28, 2019 Over a 12-year period, as rainfall became increasingly erratic, farmer Shemsu Hussein moved from rain-fed agriculture to intensive small-scale irrigation—and […]
Kenya Kenya: Good irrigation results in good harvests for pastoralists switching to horticulture (The Daily Nation) admin | September 16, 2019 After losing nearly all his livestock to drought and bandits, John Nang’iro Ekalale switched to horticulture in 2016. Mr. Ekalale […]
Senegal Senegal: Limited access to water hurts market gardeners Adia Drame | May 12, 2019 Fary Diop sits under a baobab tree at the entrance to Mbidiem Lébou village, filling small bags with grilled groundnuts. […]
Uganda Uganda: Farmers dig ponds to store irrigation water for dry periods Geoffrey Ojok | February 17, 2019 It’s a few minutes past midday. Anthony Ariong is constantly wiping beads of sweat from his forehead with the back […]
The right to water admin | February 17, 2019 Water is an invaluable resource. Safe drinking water and sanitation are vital to sustain humans, crops, and animals. However, billions […]
Togo Togo: Dam dries up, so market gardeners dig wells, which weakens the soil Magnim Karouwe | September 10, 2018 Sweat trickles down Benoit Koundou’s face. The 60-year-old market gardener blocks off the small irrigation canal that leads to his […]
Water-efficient gardens: Water is life admin | September 10, 2018 This week’s Farmer story from Togo is about ensuring that market gardeners have enough water to make a living. Water […]