Phyllis has reared cattle most of her life and is aiming to increase her milk production to 100 litres per day from her small dairy herd with the help of her local Cooperative.
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A simple solution has increased crop health and lead to better yields for the farmers of Tigwirizane in Malawi. The magic ingredient? Manure.
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Lilian joined the Tutulane farmer field school in Malawi, where she learned about new farming technologies.
Read MoreInvesting in the fight against COVID-19 in Malawi
In Malawi, the European Union-funded Kulima Better Extension Training Transforming Economic Returns Project (BETTER), of which Self Help Africa is a lead agency, has invested in materials worth over 200 million MWK (€239K) to support nearly 150,000 households in 10 districts in the ongoing fight against the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Veronica Brown describes her teenage daughter Lynda as ‘my best friend.’
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Members of a womens savings and loans group in Malawi are biking their way out of poverty!
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Merinda receives farming education through EU funded BETTER project at local ‘field school’ in Malawi
Read MoreFamilies receive emergency help after Cyclone Idai
In the wake of the devastation of Cyclone Idai, Self Help Africa is providing basic food and non food items to families in southern Malawi.
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Since joining a village savings and loans group (VSLA), Alice used a small loan to build a piggery and buy a breeding sow that soon provided her with five piglets that she could fatten and sell.
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Farmers like 36-year old Asimenye Mwafongo are on the frontline of Malawi’s fight against one of the biggest threats to food production the country has seen in a generation: Fall Armyworm
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