Savings programme is supporting thousands of rural poor villagers in Malawi
Read MoreMiddle Farm to Malawi
Shropshire farmer and writer travelled to Malawi this year to see for herself how small-scale farmers live off the land in this southern African country.
Read MoreClimate change deal is good news for Africa
The global climate change deal that was agreed in Paris is good news for Africa – but we all have a part to play.
Read MoreMalawi farmer’s training scholarship
A community-based farm adviser in Malawi is amongst a group of small-scale African farmers to travel recently on a scholarship to attend one of the UK’s leading agricultural training colleges.
Read MoreQuarter million use farm phone service
A mobile phone information service established by Self Help Africa in 2014 to provide timely information to rural poor farmers, has been used almost a quarter of a million times within its start. Launched in Malawi late last year, the ‘321’ voice activated service provides subscribers to the country’s largest mobile phone network with a suite of farm information services that they can access at the push of a button.
Read MoreDialling in to phone initiative
There has been exceptionally strong take-up for a new mobile phone-based agriculture information system rolled out by Self Help Africa in Malawi. Launched just weeks ago, the system has to-date been accessed by over 85,000 unique phone users across the country.
Read MoreTomato processors retail dividend
A tomato preservation business established by a group of enterprising women in Malawi has underlined the huge potential for African smallholder farmers to earn more from the food that they grow.
Read MorePhones spread farm information
Mobile phones are now being employed by Self help Africa in an innovative new project to spread farming information. For many years, Self Help Africa has helped farmers to access information on how they can improve their farming practices.
Read MoreSustainable Improvements to Farming Offer Long-Term Benefits
Moofat and Memory Mogombo have three children and farm a plot of land just outside Mabwera village in central Malawi. Until Self Help Africa came to their village, they grew just maize and tobacco, which left them vulnerable to drastic fluctuations in price from year to year. “There were times,” … Read More
Read MoreDoctor of Crops
Lead farmer Frederick Msiska from Malawi. Fredrick (the ‘Doctor of Crops’) is a very dynamic and innovative farmer who has adopted practically every sustainable agriculture practice known! He gave us a tour of his fields which included 9000+ maize plants and 3000+ groundnuts all looking very healthy and grown with … Read More
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