Spreading charcoal that’s made from crop waste has improved soil quality and increased harvests on a pilot project with farming communities in south western Burkina Faso, a research project has found. The research was conducted as part of SustInAfrica, an innovative EU-funded Horizon2020 project that has brought together universities, farming … Read More
Read MoreDemonstration farm showing farmers in The Gambia a climate-smart future
A Self Help Africa ‘demonstration farm’ is helping the next generation of farmers in The Gambia successfully grow more organic fruit and vegetables to eat and sell. Traditionally, The Gambia has relied heavily on imported fruit and vegetables to stock markets and dinner plates – limiting farmers’ earning potential and … Read More
Read MoreHouseholds Combatting Climate Extremes
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.
Read MoreCashew boost for West African women
Self Help Africa is involved in a three-way response to the locust crisis in East Africa, together with UN and government agencies
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
Read MoreBuilding resilience in Burkina Faso
A joint programme between Gorta-Self Help Africa and Welthungerhilfe is working to improve food knowledge and address chronic malnutrition in Burkina Faso.
Read MoreGates grant boost for West African work
A grant from Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation will support research and promotion of vital cereal crops for farmers in West Africa’s Sahel.
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