Almaz Tadsaa stands in her one and half hectare field of malt barley in the Oromia region of Ethiopia…Demand for the crop has been growing locally, including from a malting factory which is not too far away, further down the valley. With funding from Irish Aid, Self Help Africa is … Read More
Read MoreMarket Gardening in Burkina Faso
Villagers in Dassui are so pleased with the market gardening project that they started in early 2009, that they already want to extend the project, and bring more of their neighbours into the scheme. 41 villagers are members of the ‘Wenden Kondo’ (‘God Will Provide) group, and have produced harvests … Read More
Read MorePoverty reduction in Northern Ghana through sustainable agriculture interventions and enterprise development
A project that seeks to build climate change resilience amongst small-holder farming communities is being implemented by local partners TRAX-Ghana. Work is taking place in the Dachio and Pelunga areas of Upper East Region, and Mozio and Pagnatik Zones in Northern Ghana. The project aims to build the resilience of … Read More
Read MoreBeekeeping the Way Forward for Sawatogo Aminato
Mother of five Sawatogo Aminato believes that beekeeping is her future.‘I have a small farm with my husband, but the climate here is difficult and it is hard for us to produce enough food,’ says the 40-year-old woman from Nioniopalga, one of ten villages where the Wend Yam Beekeeping Federation … Read More
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