Sustainable Farming Doubles Yield
January 22, 2024
Noali doubled the sorghum production on her one and a half acre farm from 550 lbs. to 1100 lbs. How’d she do that? By using a variety of climate-smart, environmentally […]
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Success Stories
Beekeeping Strengthens Family & Community
December 28, 2023
Even though Julio only recently started beekeeping, his work is showing such promise that he’s being singled out as a possible future leader for the local program. He arrived 12 […]
Thinking Beyond
Even though Hellen just joined the Farmer Field School in her village in July of 2023, life for her and her family has already improved. She immediately began attending sensitization […]
Farm Radio: Effective Teaching Tool
For years, farm radio has been a great way for U.S. farmers to learn new information. In West Africa, Todima has found radio to be an important way for her […]
A Woman’s Place is … In Charge of the Farm
Ever since she was a little girl helping her father on his farm, Gloria has always been involved in agriculture. It’s just that now it’s become a sustainable way of […]
A Success by Any Measure
December 15, 2023
Before Kalpana joined this nutrition-focused agriculture program, her family depended entirely on whatever sporadic day labor her husband, Nurul, could find. She is now a successful Model Farmer, and grows […]
Freed From the “Prison” of Poverty
If Jailosi’s extreme poverty had been a kind of prison from which he couldn’t escape, well, his successful farming and marketing have made him a free man. Before the program […]
Putting it All into Practice
December 7, 2023
Aleyda’s entry into the Farmer Field School offered by local partner Centro Inter Eclesial de Estudios Tecnologicos y Sociales (CIEETS) was just the start of a new way of life […]
They Can, and They Do
Both men’s and women’s farmer groups are learning new agricultural skills from local partner Participatory Action for Rural Innovation. “PARI” is not only an abbreviation of the partner’s name but […]
With Knowledge Comes … Everything Else
November 16, 2023
There’s a good chance that farmers everywhere might smile in recognition as Douglas tells how he and his fellow farmers first reacted to the idea of practicing Conservation Agriculture. “We […]