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 More2.2m People Reached
Self Help Africa worked with approximately 2.2 million people across 33 development projects in 2018, its annual meeting heard last week. The organisation’s largest project was in Kenya, where more than €24m was being invested over a five-year period in strengthening agri-business and creating new markets for 100,000 small-scale farmers. … Read More
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‘BETTER’ school for Merinda
Merinda receives farming education through EU funded BETTER project at local ‘field school’ in Malawi
Read MoreA BETTER life for Alice
Since joining a village savings and loans group (VSLA), Alice used a small loan to build a piggery and buy a breeding sow that soon provided her with five piglets that she could fatten and sell.
Read MoreSeed security and success in Ethiopia for Sisay and Kelemua
Change happened for Sisay and Kelemeu when they joined 6,000 farmers in Wirtu Boset farmers cooperative, and began working with Self Help Africa to make good quality grain seed available to cereal growers across the region.
Read MoreCassava farmer finds better market
Beatrice, cassava farmer in Kenya, increased her yields and found a better market for her produce after Self Help Africa linked her with a local cooperative.
Read MoreCooperative gives mother new-found confidence
In Ethiopia, Kokebe Ababa says joining her local savings and credits cooperative boosted her confidence and transformed her life.
Read MoreKenya farmers increase cassava yields and income
In Kenya, hundreds of farmers groups are seeing an increase in both yields and incomes from the production and sale of cassava
Read MoreFuture blooming brighter for Loveness
The Deputy Director of Zambia’s Ministry of Agriculture paid tribute to Self Help Africa for leading the way in improving access to quality seed for farmers in the country.
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