Reducing Risk With Conservation Ag
January 30, 2023
Daudah’s husband scoffed at her when she wanted to try Conservation Agriculture practices on their farm. A year later, he asked her to train him. Daudah is a member of […]
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Success Stories
Fake It Till You Make It
January 23, 2023
Even though Anissa knew nothing about running a business, she volunteered to be a Household Advisor on Small Business at the urging of a trainer because she knew she’d receive […]
From Green to Brown
January 6, 2023
Even for Isaac, one of the champion farmers in the program, despair is a constant companion after nearly three years of drought. He has lost everything he’s worked so hard […]
The Upside of Vegetable Production
January 2, 2023
Soon after joining a men’s Self-Help Group and a vegetable farming team, Kamrul was selected to participate in model-farmer training through local partner SATHI (Sustainable Association for Taking Human-Development Initiatives). […]
Theory is Fine, Practice is Better for Agriculture
November 18, 2022
Fausto, a doctor of alternative medicine, has been growing medicinal plants and working a plot of land his family bought five or so years ago after renting for 15 years. […]
Same Old Vegetables. Great New Ways to Grow Them.
November 14, 2022
Farmers in this new program want to learn all they can to improve the quality of their farm produce for their children’s health, and bring in additional household income. While […]
Community Cooperation Abounds
November 4, 2022
Small-scale farmers are learning the principles of conservation agriculture to break the cycle of poverty, which is due in part to rising population, soil degradation and drought. As they practice […]
Better for Women, Better for Everyone
As a result of a community-wide focus on gender disparity, family life for Titus and Tryness has greatly improved. They were among the first to take part in training sessions […]
Environmentally-Friendly Farming “Inheritance”
October 21, 2022
Edén has been a farmer since he was 16, but he only planted basic grains, and just for household consumption. Now he’s got a diversified farm, he’s improving his soils, […]
A Common Plant Offers Uncommon Opportunity
Emmanuel, who participates in various training opportunities with local partner OPFSLDIBH, is amazed that a common plant in the area is turning out to be of economic importance to him […]