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Agriculture

Stories of impact from children, families and communities

Madam Lardi in her green rice field in Ghana. Inset: An Agrimet Weather Station.

Ghanaian women are using climate-smart tech to boost farming success

In Ghana, female farmers are using weather technology to grow more food and income thanks to the donor-supported CLIMATE Project.

No more skipping meals

Affini’s family often went to bed hungry, but now thanks to donor support, she says: “No more skipping meals!”

A woman and her grandson pose in their family farm

Black History Month: Celebrating African Smallholder Farmers

For Black History Month, we are celebrating and uplifting all the ways African smallholder farmers contribute to feeding the world.

Youth are the future of farming in Africa – but they need our support

A new study highlights how youth are the future of farming in Africa – but they need big changes to be successful.

Food can change the future for children

Food is so much more than just a meal to eat. Food ranges from agricultural activities, to gardens, to traditional knowledge. All these aspects of food can help change the future for children.

three teenage girls eating lunch and smiling

The Future of Food: World Food Day

Madam Nwabi’s homegrown pesticide

“My crops were green and free from pest, leading to an increase in my yields. With the knowledge I received from training by RAINS, coupled with the use of natural pest control, I got up to five bags of maize per acre. Normally I get two or three bags. Also, it did not cost me any extra funds to prepare the natural pest control solution.”

Standing with African women farmers: CLIMATE and SHINE

Two new projects, CLIMATE and SHINE, will advance women’s agricultural participation in Ethiopia and Ghana.

A new year filled with new hope

A new year filled with new hope

A girl and her grandma hold a goat

Faridah’s Best.Gift.Ever: “I feel proud to have these goats!”

Faridah’s Best.Gift.Ever: “I feel proud to have these goats!”

a young girl poses with her goat in a field of grass

Meet Abiriya, the smile behind our new Best.Gift.Ever catalogue

Meet Abiriya, the smile behind our new Best.Gift.Ever catalogue

A mother and her children sit in front of their house, smiling for the camera

“Food is drastically running out”: Robert and Maame’s COVID-19 Story

For 14-year-old Robert and his mother Maame in Ghana, the COVID-19 pandemic has been especially challenging. With eight children at home, Maame is worried that she will eventually run out of food to feed her family.

A woman sits in a canoe on the water, paddling and looking into the camera

Leaders in the Field: Investing in agriculture is the key to empowering women and climate resilience

A father sits with his three children in front of his house, one of his children sitting in his lap

COVID-19 Update: New challenges for families in Ghana

The entire world is feeling the challenges of the COVID-19 virus. Many have lost jobs, global school closures are leaving children vulnerable, hunger is rising for families and physical distancing is taking a toll on social wellbeing.

A woman and her teenage daughter standing in front of a wood fence, smiling for the camera

Meskerem can dream big, thanks to Mom

“I want to be a doctor when I grow up. I want to treat patients. I always worry when I see too many sick people sitting in the hospital just waiting their turn to visit the doctor. I want to contribute to the health sector in the future.” – Meskerem, 14, Ethiopia

A woman holding a baby and her two young children wave for the camera

Thank You For Standing With Women

It’s all connected: Mata, Fahima and the Global Goals

Esther and son Denis waving to the camera

From Hunger to Hope: Denis’ story

“I can have food to eat anytime I am hungry and there is more variety than before” – DENIS, 11, GHANA