Mushroom Growing Produces A Reliable Cash Flow
June 18, 2018
Kunthea says, “My husband and I decided to invest in a mushroom grow house after seeing how my aunt’s family situation improved when she started growing mushrooms. We own a […]
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Success Stories
Keeping Track of Expenses Leads to Profits
June 13, 2018
Dimnoré is finally getting ahead, thanks to putting into practice what she learned from the program about “SMART” marketing goals (Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant, and Time-based). It was only when […]
Community Greenhouses are Improving Lives
June 11, 2018
Juana is a member of a women’s collective greenhouse in her Guatemalan community. But long before she joined the program and began receiving instruction from local partner CIEDEG, she was […]
Encouraging and Empowering Farmers
June 7, 2018
Several farmers participating in the Zambia Northwest program recently stepped forward to share their results: John: “My standard of living has improved since I’ve been applying the conservation farming methods […]
Diversification Provides Drought Insurance
June 4, 2018
Lissett says her diversified vegetable garden makes her feel stronger and more able to cope with crises. “We had a drought two years ago that affected all of us a lot. It made us poorer, but it also made us more intentional about growing more foods besides corn and beans, and finding other ways to make money.”
Breaking the Cycle of Poverty with Savings
May 31, 2018
Dorcas, a farmer who participates in one of the program’s Village Savings and Lending Associations (VSLA), can hardly contain her excitement about the improvements program activities have made in her […]
Fertile Soil, Higher Profits with Conservation Agriculture
May 29, 2018
Even though she’s started improving her yields with conservation agriculture (CA), Specioza’s piece of land is too small to sustain her family, so she rents an additional plot. She says, […]
Proud to be a Farmer
May 24, 2018
Rajib, a young farmer in Bangladesh, says, “I used to think that only poor people became farmers, but now I see agriculture as a noble profession. It is a source […]
Village Savings and Loan Group Turns James’s Life Around
May 16, 2018
James, a farmer and the director of the school in his village, says that the ag training and support he has received from the program changed his family’s story from […]
A New Lease on Life
May 10, 2018
“My name is Rekha. I am thankful and happy that my children are well-fed and healthy and that I have a steady income, but this wasn’t always the case. My […]