Prolonged drought and erratic rain in southern Malawi had taken their toll on 43-year-old farmer Modester. With an acre of maize harvesting barely enough food for three months, her grown up children had been forced to leave to find work in the city – leaving Modester as primary carer for her … Read More
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There has been a four-fold increase in the number of households in Burkina Faso who are coping with the effects of extreme weather conditions.
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Furaha Mwisha saw her parents being murdered when she was just 9 years-old. After 10 years of a nomadic life, she now lives in a refugee camp in Zambia, where’s learning to become a self-sufficient farmer thanks to Self Help Africa
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Gorta-Self Help Africa are helping farmers to cope with the Fall Armyworm crisis.
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Poor diet is the world’s number one health risk in the 21st century, says a global food and biodiversity expert.
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A joint programme between Gorta-Self Help Africa and Welthungerhilfe is working to improve food knowledge and address chronic malnutrition in Burkina Faso.
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African farm trainers are in the United Kingdom on a scholarship to attend one of the UK’s leading agricultural colleges.
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Kenyan avocado farmers are celebrating the success of Self Help Africa’s innovative trading initiative, TruTrade, as they’ve seen their incomes growing four-fold in just one year.
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