Farmers in Uganda have sold 500 tonnes of graiin and other food crops to refugee communities living in the region.
Read MoreCassava Transformation Opens up New Markets for Kenyan Farmers
A Self Help Africa project, funded by the EU, has seen cassava production in the Busia region of Kenya blossom thanks to training and better access to markets.
Read MorePower-Free Way to Preserve Food Wins Student Science Prize
A project that developed an electricity-free cooling system to prevent food waste has won at this year’s BT Young Scientist Exhibition.
Read MoreSolar Power to the People
A new microgrid is bringing electricity for the first time to a rural community in Malawi.
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 MoreGreen Businesses Sprout from Conservation Project
The adverse effects of climate change on Lake Bunyonyi provided the impetus for an innovative conservation project that has created over 500 ‘green enterprises’
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 MoreCONFERENCE: ‘Challenges & Opportunities for Women in Business in Africa’
Marking International Women’s Day with an Online Conference looking at the challenges and opportunities facing women in business in Africa, hosted by Self Help Africa.
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 MoreBringing Animal Health Services to Remotest Parts
Paves Vetagro is an animal health company that is bringing vital veterinary treatments and services to hard to reach communities in northern Kenya.
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