New crops give farmer new future

Self Help AfricaAgriculture & Nutrition, News, Zambia

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The harsh realities of life in rural Africa cause many to grow up too quickly; this was the case for Zambian Sydney Kalota, who lost both parents in quick succession as a teenager. Left without any relatives close by to support him. Left alone, he did the only thing he knew to survive, he began to farm.

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Young mum proud of new role

Self Help AfricaNews, Zambia

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Bwalya “Emma’ Kangwa is a mother of two young children she is also proud of her role as a voluntary community adviser. Using the skills she has learnt from Self Help Africa she travels the district mentoring others.

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Musical farmer strikes the right chord

Self Help AfricaNews, Zambia

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Misheck Mwanza struck just the right chord when his band topped the Zambian charts with their single “Lazy people run away from farming” a quarter century ago. But the song didn’t last and a career in music didn’t last either for Misheck, who made the long journey home from capital city Lusaka to take up farming again.

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Tomato Marketing

Self Help AfricaCase Study, Tanzania, Zambia

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Rising out of the surrounding marshes is a hillock on which Chali Mange Llishebo and his sons and nephews are involved in the small-scale commercial production of tomatoes and cabbage.One of 73 local members of the Lui Farmers Commodity Group, his half-acre plot has been a hive of activity in … Read More

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Esther Zimba

Self Help AfricaCase Study, Zambia

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“I lived a life without much hope. This Kid you see was left by my late sister when he was only three days old. I struggled to bring him up because I had no source of any income”. “Self Help Africa has brought hope to my life because of the … Read More

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