Rehabilitated Grazing Land Improves Livestock Health & Farmer Incomes in Ethiopia
In the Tigray Region of northern Ethiopia, households that live near communal grazing areas allow their animals to graze freely …
Women Increase Incomes & Forge Equitable Future in Ethiopia Through Cooperatives
In the Tigray Region of northern Ethiopia, the Feed Enhancement for Ethiopian Development (FEED) II project, funded by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) and implemented by ACDI/VOCA, supported a …
Engaging Jamaican Youth in Agriculture through Farming as a Business
Oliver Creightney, 29, arrived at a church in Morant Bay in Jamaica’s St. Thomas Parish to mark his graduation from …
Women Farmers Increase Onion Production & Family Income in Burkina Faso
Small-scale market gardening, especially onion production, has become an important income-generating activity for women in Zorkoum, a village central Burkina …
Helping Women Forge Their Own Paths Out of Extreme Poverty in Kenya
In traditionally patriarchal societies like those in Northern Kenya, women continue to face entrenched gender biases and inequalities that limit …
One Female Farmer’s Journey to Resilience Through the Bangladeshi Sunflower Sector
Mossammat Amena Khatun’s daily routine is like most women’s in the South Dalchara village of southwestern Bangladesh. She eats breakfast …
This 27-Year-Old Ghanaian Is Changing Perceptions Around Youth and Agriculture
Despite the many strategies adopted by the Government of Ghana and other stakeholders to attract youth to the agriculture sector, …
NAFAKA Project Brings New Fertilizer Technology to Zanzibar Rice Farmers
Using fertilizer continues to be one of the best ways to improve crop yields for smallholder farmers. Higher yields mean …
Producer Organizations Unleash Productivity with NAFAKA II Project
Moses Msafiri, 35, is a farmer and father of two from the village of Chisano in the Kilombero District of …
Tanzania NAFAKA II Project Helps Farmers Combat Fall Armyworm
Amos Ndaso, a 30-year-old agriculture advisor from the village of Mkombilenga, had the opportunity to receive training in how to …
From Housewife to Farmer: Egypt AMAL Project Trains Women
Zeinab Mohamed El-Adly is an ordinary woman from Upper Egypt who knew how to take care of her household, but …
