World Food Day 2021 will be celebrated on Saturday, 16 October, with the theme: “Our actions are our future -Better production, better nutrition, a better environment and a better life.” Learn more about the theme and our work in this area.
Read MoreJoyce and Consolata – Stories From The Field
Despite the many challenges created by Covid-19, Self Help Africa’s work with women like Consolata and Joyce remains steadfast – and with our support they have continued to produce and earn as family providers.
Read MorePoultry Producers See Economic Benefits Begin to Hatch
Judith is amongst 150 households in Monze and Chongwe Districts of Zambia being supported by Self Help Africa’s Upscaling Poultry Project.
Read MoreCelebrating 21 Years of International Youth Day
This year’s theme International Youth Day theme is particularly relevant; “Transforming Food Systems: Youth Innovation for Human and Planetary Health.”
Read MoreCovid Fund Protects Agri-Business Jobs and Markets
A Kenyan horticultural company that lost much of its export business to Europe during the pandemic, is ‘reinventing itself’ to protect jobs and markets for smallholder farmers.
Read MoreNational Cassava Conference in Kenya
Promoting the benefits of cassava as a food crop is the focus for an upcoming five-day conference and trade fair, taking place in Nairobi
Read MoreManure the Magic Ingredient For Malawi Farmers
A simple solution has increased crop health and lead to better yields for the farmers of Tigwirizane Farmer Field School (TFFS) in Malawi. The magic ingredient? Manure.
Read MoreReviving the Kenyan Cotton Industry
A once thriving local industry that collapsed in the face of cheaper alternatives from the West and the Far East is experiencing a revival in Kenya, and thousands of farming households in Western Kenya are reaping the dividend.
Read MoreAgriFI – Creating Jobs and Developing Markets
Investment of more than €6m has been awarded in match-funding to 12 Kenyan agri-businesses, in a programme to strengthen markets and create farming jobs.
Read MoreGrace’s Recipe For Farming Success
Celebrate International Soil Day – our food depends on it!
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