A Firm Foundation in Beekeeping at Last
April 13, 2022
Eddy says he tried many times to keep bees, but since he did not have much knowledge on the subject, he was never successful. He had participated in many of […]
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When in Doubt, Try it Out!
April 1, 2022
Doing a comparison of traditional farming practices versus Conservation Agriculture on his own land has convinced Elijah that Conservation Agriculture is the real deal. Elijah, a single farmer in his […]
Adopting All the Skills
January 7, 2022
You’d have to search far and wide before finding a more determined farmer than Lucy. Since joining her village’s Farmer Field School, she has started implementing all the new practices […]
Inspiring Others at “Sharing Meetings”
December 8, 2021
Local partner SEL often combines field visits or training sessions with “sharing meetings” to give participants a chance to express how their lives have changed, and for others to take […]
We’re Never Done Learning
September 21, 2021
Until local partner ADIP offered training in soil conservation, Zacarías thought he’d learned everything there was to know about farming … and that it wasn’t getting any better. His parents […]
No Contest: Conservation Agriculture’s the Winner!
Monday, the chairman of one of the program’s farmers’ associations, says that, “Before [local partner] P.A.G. trained us in Conservation Agriculture we would go to our local markets and buy […]
Shocked By Her Own Success
June 28, 2021
In 2019, after years of poor farming results, Saweria experienced a complete crop failure because of a severe drought. In order to feed her three children, she says she resorted […]
Training Continues in Smaller Groups
February 5, 2021
When news of the COVID-19 pandemic was released in Zimbabwe, farmers and local partner staff initially panicked. Until more information was gathered about how the virus spread, the program suspended […]
Increasing Farmers’ Resilience in the Face of Climate Disruption in Mozambique
March 11, 2020
Estela’s field of cassava was the only one of six in her community that survived the drought. Some said she was just lucky, but she and local partner Anglican Diocese […]
Brothers and Sisters of Different Faiths Face Challenges Together in Mexico
March 3, 2020
In addition to receiving training on climate-sensitive agriculture techniques, program participants are finding common ground with people of other faiths and genders. In Southern Mexico politicians have used religion to […]