by Rachael Spiers | May 20, 2024 | News
Training Co-ordinator Evgenia Mahler reflects on the Take Charge of Your Life training by facilitator Nina Mapili with Divagri Master Trainers and farmers in South Africa and Ghana recently. Through a series of interactive discussions and reflective exercises,...
by Rachael Spiers | May 20, 2024 | News
What motivated you to apply to be a Master Trainer? I found the technologies useful. The DIVAGRI researchers suggested we practice intercropping with different crops like cow-pea and beans. They also took us to Pretoria to show us all the other technologies. I found...
by Rachael Spiers | May 20, 2024 | News
Small scale farmer Rolene Hendricks who was inspired by the Take Charge of Your Life workshop in Stellenbosch, South Africa recently has plans to become a full-time organic farmer who processes her own vegetables and trains other small farmers to go organic. “I...
by Rachael Spiers | May 20, 2024 | News
DIVAGRI Phd Student Mhlengi Khambule from Stellenbosch University shares his insights on the benefits of desalination greenhouses for small farmers in Africa. Why is a desalination greenhouse important technology for small farmers in Africa? With increasingly...
by Rachael Spiers | May 20, 2024 | News
Agricultural Research Council researchers Charity Mapumulo and Noluthando Ngcobo share their insights on how kwaNdaba farmers are responding to biobased technologies on the DIVAGRI research project. How has Divagri helped kwaNdaba small-scale farmers? The DIVAGRI...
by Rachael Spiers | May 20, 2024 | News
DIVAGRI Gender Expert Elisa Matola from Instituto Superior Politecnico de Manica in Mozambique discusses the importance of gender empowerment on the DIVAGRI project Why are women and youth empowerment so important in the small-scale farming sector in Africa? Women and...
by Rachael Spiers | May 20, 2024 | News
Why is record keeping beneficial for small-scale farmers? It empowers small-scale farmers. They improve their numeracy and develop monitoring skills. It gives them a handle on what they put into their farm and what they get out. Why are small scale farmers reluctant...
by Rachael Spiers | Apr 5, 2024 | Event, News
Online workshop: 24 April 2024, 12-16 CET Climate change is putting smallholder farmers in Africa under unprecedented pressure. Extremeweather conditions and deterioration of the soil are compromising the yield and quality of foodand feed crops and posing a serious...
by Rachael Spiers | Jan 30, 2024 | News
Why is biogas an important technology for small farmers? Biogas technology is emerging as a critical invention in the field of sustainable agriculture, especially for small farmers who face particular obstacles. For small farms, biogas technology is a game-changing...
by Rachael Spiers | Jan 30, 2024 | News
The world cannot develop sustainably without a critical mass of people leading enterprising lives. This is the view of business coach Ms Nina Mapili who will be visiting the DIVAGRI projects in Ghana and South Africa in April this year to share her knowledge with...
