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BIO4Africa-DIVAGRI African green transition online workshop
Online workshop: 24 April 2024, 12-16 CET Climate change is putting smallholder farmers in Africa...
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DIVAGRI Small Scale farmers from Ghana attend Take Charge of Your Life Workshop with Nina Mapili
South African DIVAGRI farmers on Take Charge of Your Life workshop with Nina Mapili
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We must preserve our soils so our children can farm them in the future, says kwaNdaba Farmer Thuleleni Mkhumbuzi who recently attended DIVAGRI’s Master Trainer Workshop in Stellenbosch.
Thuleleni Mkhumbuzi discusses what motivated her to apply to be a Master Trainer.
Lynedoch organic farmer, Rolene Hendricks, has big plans
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.
Turning saline water into a productive resource for farming in Africa
DIVAGRI Phd Student Mhlengi Khambule from Stellenbosch University shares his insights on the benefits of desalination greenhouses for small farmers in Africa.
KwaNdaba Farmers Are Embracing Bio-based Technologies
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.
Empowering women and youth in African agriculture
DIVAGRI Gender Expert Elisa Matola from Instituto Superior Politecnico de Manica in Mozambique discusses the importance of gender empowerment on the DIVAGRI project.
Record keeping will Improve the Productivity of Small-Scale Farmers, says Agricultural Research Council economist and DIVAGRI researcher Dr Aart-Jan Verschoor
Dr Aart-Jan Verschoor, Agricultural Research Council economist and DIVAGRI researcher, discusses why is record keeping beneficial for small-scale farmers
BIO4Africa-DIVAGRI African green transition online workshop
Online workshop: 24 April 2024, 12-16 CET Climate change is putting smallholder farmers in Africa under unprecedented...
Biogas has great potential for emerging farmers in Africa
University of Cape Coast Masters Student Christina Fobir has just submitted her Masters thesis in Biogas Technology. When it is published, we will provide readers with access to its findings. This interview covers why she thinks biogas has great potential for emerging farmers in Africa.
Living enterprising lives in Africa
Business Coach Nina Mapili will be visiting the DIVAGRI project in Ghana and South Africa April to train women as entrepreneurs in the farming sector.
Stellenbosch Municipality signs an MOU with DIVAGRI research project
Stellenbosch Municipality and DIVAGRI research project will sign an MoU this month to test bio-based technologies at Lynedoch in Stellenbosch, South Africa. The aim of the partnership is to assist emerging farmers leasing land in the area to improve their productivity and reduce their use of resources.
DIVAGRI Project exposes small-holder farmers to income-generating opportunities
Farmers in Ghana will be able to tap into income-generating opportunities for improved livelihood. This is spearheaded...
SLECI to assist small farmers in Africa
In many parts of Africa smallholder farmers are grappling with arid conditions and inefficient irrigation systems that...