Seeds Bring New Life during the Ebola Crisis
The Ebola virus destroyed more than human lives when it emerged in Guinea a few years ago—it also eroded agriculture in Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra Leone. Food shortages, trade restrictions, border controls, and rising food prices led many farmers to resort to desperate measures and eat the seeds they were saving for the next planting season.
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Budding Scientist Whose Only Ambition is to increase Milk Production in Niger
For a society where the majority of girls and women are confined to household chores or mostly laborers in fields,...
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The ‘New Scientists’ Re-energizing Livestock Research in Niger
About a decade ago, the department of animal production of Niger’s National Institute of Agricultural Research (INRAN) had just one...
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How’s Niger’s Livestock Faring in Mali
Livestock farmers in West Africa are increasingly turning to the red goat of ‘Maradi‘ and the ‘Balami,’ two of Niger’s...
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Off-Season Rice Fends off Malian Farmers from Climate Stress
Fifty-five-years old Boureima Sanogo has been cultivating rice since he was 15. With traditional cultivation methods on a hectare of...
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Meet the ‘Next Generation’ of West African Agric Scientists
Agriculture research and development (R&D) in West Africa was in a bleak state in 2008. Several analyses at the time concluded that...
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The Man Championing Wassachiè, Mali’s ‘Favored’ Chicken Specie
At a moment when lack of funding and technical skills are impeding the growth of poultry farming in Mali and...
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Progress Made on Cashew Yields in Benin
Trails on plantations of cashew growers in Savè, Benin show an increase in yields and incomes when producers take suggestions...
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Togo : Parboiling Kit Made the Difference for Single Mom
With a broad smile and renewed pride, Mrs. Kadokali Ebiro shows us her piggery while telling the story of her...
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Gambia : A Female Farmer Feeding her Village
The village of Boiram is now a model for most communities producing rice in The Gambia primarily because of all...
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Senegal : A Standout Female Seed Producer
« I chose to be a seed producer rather than going to the city to join the growing lines of...
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Senegal : Processing Saved Disabled Aissatou Diallo
Aïssatou Diallo is a disabled person. She has about 30 years of experience in fruit processing. She is also chairperson...
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Senegal : Improved Varieties Building Resilience
Mamadou Faye is a small-scale farmer in Pointe-Sarene, about 100 kilometers south of Dakar, Senegal. Thanks to our WAAPP, Mamadou...
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