Tag: Self Help Africa
#FillTheGap! Breadwinners and homemakers in Malawi
Africa & Middle East: Malidadi Chilongo learned to diversify her farm and invest in livestock, improving her family’s diet and investing in a back-up to sell if her crops fail because of extreme weather.
Read MoreInternational Women’s Day: Eight Women Who Have Filled the Gender Gap in Agriculture
Africa & Middle East: Oumou Camara blogs for Next Billion, sharing the stories of eight extraordinary women that have succeeded in bridging the gender gap in agriculture.
Read MoreKeeping Ruminant Pests at Bay in Rural Ethiopia
Africa & Middle East: Self Help Africa's Kidanie Dessalegn blogs for Farming First about the vital work being carried out to keep ruminant pests under control, so that livestock keepers and farming families can thrive.
Read MoreRay Jordan: A New Forum for Agricultural Development
Global: Self Help Africa CEO explains the mission of the brand new Irish Forum for International Agricultural Development, launched in Dublin last week.
Read More#IamAg! Meet Mengistu Alemu, a Veterinary Technician from Ethiopia
Africa & Middle East: Mengistu was inspired to become a veterinary technician after seeing government farming advisors visit his village as a boy.
Read MoreVeneless Chimpesa: Why Agricultural Extension Matters
Global: Extension workers are as important as technologies, says Gorta-Self Help Africa agent.
Read MoreDavid Donoghue: Why Food Security and Agriculture is at Core of SDG Agenda
Global: Permanent Representative of Ireland to the United Nations on co-facilitating the Post-2015 negotiations.
Read More