The pathway to sustainable rice in Congo’s Great Lakes region continues thanks to the PICAGL programme, funded by the World Bank and facilitated by Rikolto. Since May 2019, 330 Farmer Field Schools have been set up in the provinces of South Kivu and Tanganyika. The objective was to improve rice productivity, reduce production costs and […]
“I have a small body but a big brain,” brags Fulale Mbinga, poking her head as she feeds a cow she bought after selling rice last year. The mother of five knows how livestock helps farmers overcome hunger and poverty when crops fail amid devastating effects of climate change. “I think about the future,” she […]
ABOUT 342 rice farmers from 27 Commodity Interest Groups, CIGS, in Kogi State, Thursday, revealed how they recorded bumper rice harvest despite poor rainfall as they adopted the training given by the State Coordination Office of the Agro-Processing, Productivity Enhancement and Livelihood Improvement Support Project (KOGI APPEALS) on improved farming practices and other support received. […]