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In the Manyara region in Northern Tanzania, farmers are incorporating agroforestry systems into their home gardens, improving their livelihoods and becoming more climate resilient. With support from MVIWAMA cooperative, farmers are diversifying their plots, keeping livestock, setting up honey and garlic processing facilities and installing biogas technology.
Established as a loose...
Snail farming is empowering rural women farmers in Nimba county, Liberia – providing them with year-round income, improving their livelihoods, building new skills and protecting the planet.
“Snail farming is not just about snails – it’s about hope and change,” says Kou Domah, chairperson, Tonwain Women’s Group. She is standing in...
In the village of Rabi in Eastern Nepal, farmers have successfully combined dairy farming with growing trees and crops. The secret to their success is Setidevi Cooperative that, by creating an innovative support structure and an encouraging yet competitive atmosphere, has helped its members build thriving agroforestry systems which are...
Farmers in Madagascar are installing agroforestry systems as a sustainable alternative to previous “slash-and-burn” farming and in response to more frequent droughts. Producer organisations FITAFA and FEKRITAMA are playing a key role in supporting their members to make this switch and to overcome the challenges involved.
The Atsinanana region on the...
In Eburu, Kenya, the Hifadhi Farmers’ Cooperative is restoring the forest by reintroducing bees and promoting sustainable farming. The return of pollinators has boosted crop yields, curbed forest fires, and improved livelihoods. Supported by FAO’s Forest and Farm Facility, the group combines conservation with income-generating activities like beekeeping and fruit...