Stories of Change

Elbind Woanze, 25, lives with her husband and six children in Gessess Kebele in Dibate district. Elbind and her fellow Farmers Field School (FFS) members have long been reliant on physically impure seeds, growing whatever is available nearby. For years, her...

Worke Bagide, is 35 years old and a member of Komend vegetable and fruit producing Farmers Field school (FFS), along with 18 other women in her village of Komed, in Benishangul-Gumuz Region of Ethiopia. The Komend vegetable and fruit producing group was...

By strengthening livelihoods, CPAR is helping African communities to become less vulnerable to poverty. As part of the Farmers First program, CPAR worked with two Farmer Field Schools from Tsumba and Khaladzombe village in Malawi to provide training on how...

Income diversification is a key step to achieving food security in rural Africa. With diversification, farmers have a wide range of opportunities to sustain their livelihoods and to lead productive lives. Ester Kadzakalowa, 38, from Khangale village...