Field Notes from Ghana: Part II
It’s so hard to believe that I have only been working with the farmers of the Techiman Maize Traders Association …
Zambia PROFIT+ Training and Grant Spur Start Up of Produce Aggregator
Our USAID-funded Feed the Future Production, Finance, and Improved Technology Plus (PROFIT+) project decreases poverty by linking smallholder farmers to …
Egyptian Officials Visit AMAL Project Sites
Representatives from the Egyptian Ministry of Agriculture and Land Reclamation (MOALR) visited our Egypt Advanced Marketing and Agribusiness Logistics (AMAL) …
Zambian Woman Farmer Transforms Community Thanks to Profit+ Training and Support
In Mgamphula in Zambia’s Eastern Province, Jessy Mbewe works hard farming, training smallholder farmers in her community, and running the …
Restoring Household Food Security in Sierra Leone
In Sierra Leone, seed and harvested cereal and legumes are often stored in jute bags on dirt floors, in poorly …
USAID Mission Director Tours Jamaica Ja REEACH II Sites
USAID Mission Director, Maura Barry and College of Agriculture, Science and Education President Dr. Derrick Deslandes prepare a breadfruit seedling …
Zambia PROFIT+ Partners with BASF
Two-week old BASF/SEEDCo maize under drip irrigation. Stella Star herbicide was used to control weeds. One of the key objectives …
Composting Leads to Reduced Costs for Farmers in High-Demand Market
Two JFN members, who used organic, home-grown compost, showcase maize and soybeans from their harvests. Agriculture in northwestern Ghana has …
Equip Jamaican Youth to Fight Climate Change
We don’t inherit the earth from our ancestors; we borrow it from our children. –Native American proverb This year’s Friends …
Jamaica Ja REEACH II Conserves Resources and Boosts Resilience through Agroforestry
ACDI/VOCA implements the USAID-funded Jamaica Rural Economy and Ecosystems Adapting to Climate Change (Ja REEACH II) project. Ja REEACH II …
