A once thriving local industry that collapsed in the face of cheaper alternatives from the West and the Far East is experiencing a revival in Kenya, and thousands of farming households in Western Kenya are reaping the dividend.
Acacia Trees Create Income and Jobs in Kenya
Self Help Africa 17th December 2020 Agriculture & Nutrition, Enterprise Development, Kenya, News
Acacia trees are providing incomes and jobs for thousands of small scale farming households in remote parts of Kenya.
Investment of more than €6m has been awarded in match-funding to 12 Kenyan agri-businesses, in a programme to strengthen markets and create farming jobs.
Self Help Africa 8th October 2020 Agriculture & Nutrition, Enterprise Development, News, Uganda
More than 220 women and young people in North-Eastern Uganda are growing ginger as a cash crop to generate an income and support local market demand.
World Food Day 2020: Grow, Nourish, Sustain, Together.
Self Help Africa 7th October 2020 Agriculture & Nutrition, featured, News
World Food Day 2020 will be celebrated on Friday, 16 October, with the theme Grow, Nourish, Sustain, Together – thanking farmers and food system workers.
Self Help Africa 14th August 2020 Agriculture & Nutrition, featured, Malawi, News
Lilian joined the Tutulane farmer field school in Malawi, where she learned about new farming technologies.
COVID-19 – Message from the CEO
A message from CEO Ray Jordan to supporters, on the COVID-19 pandemic.
Mary Banda earns almost half her annual income from a mango tree that grows in her front yard in Northern Malawi.
Cashew boost for West African women