Huaca Planting Method Brings Transformation
November 12, 2025
My name is Douglas. Like my family before me, I’ve always worked in agriculture, but over the past few years the methods I use have changed and it has transformed […]
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Water, Seeds, Trees and Workshops
October 2, 2025
Angelina, a smallholder farmer, says that, before her community took part in the food security program administered by local partner IESII, they knew very little about crop management. They now […]
More-Than-Happy Ending After Devastating Loss
March 17, 2025
Don Reynaldo experienced the highs and lows of farming in a single season when a garden full of vegetables he thought he’d lost ended up coming back better than he […]
Doubling the Impact of Farmer Group Participation
March 6, 2025
The fact that Renuka and her husband both belong to farmer groups has doubled their ability to learn new techniques to diversify their farm, access loans from their farmer savings […]
Good Neighbors Are A Gift
November 27, 2024
Alfina’s involvement with this program has brought her an unexpected gift: better connections with her neighbors. She was initially interested in learning agricultural techniques that would help her and her […]
Improving Food Systems Through Diversification
June 18, 2024
Judith knows that opportunities like learning about diversified farming don’t necessarily come every day. That’s why she values each resource and bit of knowledge presented to her and intends to […]
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 […]
Abandoned? Empowered.
April 25, 2023
If anyone thinks migration to other countries is an easy way out for Central American communities, they should ask the families left behind. Especially the women. When it’s no longer […]
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, […]
After a Lifetime of Farming, Things Are Looking Up
September 20, 2022
Antonia has worked in agriculture nearly all of her 44 years. With training, support and encouragement from local partner ADIP, she is finally seeing results that give her hope for […]