05 September 2012
Farm Africa has played a major role recently in reducing deforestation in Tanzania’s Nou Forest.
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Hundreds of farmers trained on new cassava
17 August 2012
Farm Africa staff have been exceedingly busy in recent months organizing training for farmers on a new disease-resistant variety of cassava that we have introduced.
Invest in smallholder farming
10 August 2012
Farm Africa has urged heads of state gathered in London, England, for this Sunday’s Hunger Summit to recognize the critical importance of investment in smallholder farmers in ending hunger in Africa.
Improved sesame prices for Tanzanian farmers
27 July 2012
Following the success of the first phase Farm Africa has now embarked upon a new phase of the project, working with the same 920 farmers from 46 farmers’ groups. This second phase has seen farmers move from the demonstration plots onto co-operative farms where they are putting their training into practice, and seeing some dramatic results too.
Mapping helps conserve Ethiopia's forests
14 July 2012
Farm Africa has worked with forest communities in Ethiopia to establish 84 forestry management groups, with more planned.
Postcard from...
With funding from the IKEA Foundation through AGRA, Farm Africa is supporting 50,000 farmers in Kenya to promote regenerative agriculture methods, which build farmers’ resilience to climate extremes, improve soil health and boost yields.
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