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UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is joining forces with Farm Africa, Tree Aid, ICRAF, BB Energy, Hamerkop and Fairventures to implement large-scale clean cooking and reforestation projects in Uganda and Rwanda under the Refugee Environmental Protection Fund. Across the initial pilot phase, the projects are...

Following the amazing success of our Big Give Christmas Challenge campaign last December, we’re excited to announce that Farm Africa is taking part in the Big Give Earth Raise campaign this April.

This International Women’s Day, Farm Africa is celebrating the determination, innovation and leadership of female farmers across rural Africa. From climate-smart farming skills in Tanzania to savings groups in Uganda, when rural women have access to the right knowledge, tools and support, they improve their...

Farm Africa has taken a major leap in driving the digital transformation of Uganda’s agricultural sector, leading a joint effort with the African Forum for Agricultural Advisory Services (AFAAS) and the Uganda Forum for Agricultural Advisory Services (UFAAS) to digitalise agricultural extension and advisory services....

A new report shows how forest-dependent communities in Ethiopia are collaborating with government, the private sector and NGOs to improve both forest conservation and livelihoods in the country’s ecologically critical Bale Eco-region. The report charts the progress of the Forests for Sustainable Development (FSD) programme,...

Melina Chikumbi is a farmer and entrepreneur in Tanzania’s Dodoma region. She has turned small-scale farming into a bustling restaurant business – bringing fresh produce from her farm directly to market and her restaurant tables. A mother and grandmother, Melina lives with her two grandchildren....

Driven by a shared vision to address the existing market gap in aquaculture and mariculture products in Kilifi County, two friends, Damaris Mukuhi and Mary Wambui, founded The Daily Catch Farm. Their venture was born out of a clear need: the local market lacked a...

This International Women’s Day, we are celebrating the determination, innovation and leadership of women who are transforming food systems across rural Africa. When women have access to the right skills, tools and opportunities, they can strengthen their own livelihoods as well as their community and...

This International Women’s Day, we are celebrating the determination, resilience and collective strength of rural women in eastern Africa. When women unite to save and make funds available to each other, the results can be transformational for the whole community. In Uganda’s Karamoja sub-region, Village Savings and Loan Associations...

Bertha joined Farm Africa in May 2024 as a communications officer. She is based in Nairobi, Kenya and visits our projects across eastern Africa, interviewing participants and sharing the stories of the progress they are achieving.