A Hidden Talent
November 10, 2025
When Mariamu first joined the food security program in Hanang district of Tanzania, she had no idea she’d soon become a talented rainwater harvesting technician. She’d always been dependent on […]
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SMART Marketing a Smart Move for Malawi
March 6, 2025
The former subsistence farmers of Blantyre have come a long way since the initial days of learning conservation-farming techniques that allowed them to grow food sustainably for home and market. […]
Higher Yields, Better Quality, Safer Grains
November 15, 2024
After training in conservation farming techniques through Catholic Relief Services (CRS), Frank feels confident he’ll harvest enough food to last the year. And now that he’s learned which chemicals are […]
Iron-Rich Beans for Health & Income
October 3, 2024
Edisa’s family is benefiting in several important ways from the training she received from local partner Pentecostal Assemblies of God (PAG) Kigezi-Ankole Pastorate. She joined a Farmer Field School and […]
A Bridge to a Better Life
June 14, 2024
Cyprian feels as though this program was specifically designed with him in mind, since every new practice he learns meets a need and allows him to improve his farming results. […]
From a No to a Yes, With Gratitude
May 13, 2024
At 16, Regina was plenty busy taking care of her younger siblings so her mom could work. She thought getting food security training would be a waste of time. At […]
Thinking Beyond
December 28, 2023
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 […]
Freed From the “Prison” of Poverty
December 15, 2023
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 […]
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 […]
Spirits Lifted, Burdens Reduced
October 13, 2023
In the two years Violet has been practicing Conservation Agriculture she has experienced a huge change in the ratio of her workload and yields: less backbreaking work, and more profitable […]