DROUGHT PRONE MALAWI AND ZAMBIA TURN TO CASSAVA
Description For decades, Zambia and Malawi’s governments have promoted maize cultivation through massive subsidies and price support to farmers. Mining […]
Agroecology
BIOLOGICAL PEST CONTROL: PUSH-PULL IN EAST AFRICA
Description Maize and sorghum are the primary staple crops for millions of people in eastern and southern Africa. Stem borers,
CONSERVATION AGRICULTURE IN TANZANIA
Description In the late 1990s, northern Tanzania’s Arusha region was encountering serious threats to farming and food security. As a
ORGANIC COCOA IN SIERRA LEONE
Description In Sierra Leone, the majority of the population depends on farming for both economic activity and subsistence. Agriculture contributes
AGROFORESTRY FOR FOOD SECURITY IN MALAWI
AGROFORESTRY FOR FOOD SECURITY Description Malawi is one of the most densely populated and least developed countries in Africa. Its
Improving soil fertility in Togo
Improving traditional systems of soil fertility Description Poor management of the land over the years resulted in a series of
Community-led livelihoods in Ethiopia
Community-led approach sustains livelihood improvement in Kotoba, Ethiopia Description In rural Ethiopia, most families are reliant on agriculture as their
African leafy vegetables boost incomes in Kenya
African leafy vegetable enterprise boosts livelihood of rural communities in Kenya Description In Africa and in particular, Sub-Saharan Africa, it
AFSA on World Food Day 2025: “My Food Is African – Our Plate, Our Pride, Our Power.”
On this World Food Day, the Alliance for Food Sovereignty in Africa (AFSA) calls on African citizens, governments, and institutions
Shashe Agroecology School Zimbabwe
Shashe Agro-ecology School for Farmer-to-farmer Training, Zimbabwe Description In 2000, twelve smallholder farming families, which had gathered extensive experience on