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| Members of the consortium take notes next to a fish pond during their recent visit to the project area in western Kenya |
DFID
commissions FARM-Africa and partners to
scale up its Aqua Shops Model in Kenya
The Aqua Shops model is a DFID approach
under the Research Into Use Programme designed
to overcome the constraints of Aquaculture
Development. The model that is so successful
in Eastern India with more than 20,000 poor
farmers and entrepreneurs greatly benefiting,
will be scaled up in Nyakach and Samia districts
in Western Kenya beginning April 2010. The
initiative will build aquaculture development
services through Aqua Shops that aim to
be hubs for commercial and small-scale fish
farmers to conveniently access aquaculture
inputs, technical support services and links
to markets. More...
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| Helen Saiah holding huge pineapple fruits in her farm |
Fruit
Farming a promising business for small scale
farmers in Western Kenya: case of Helen
For years, farmers in western Kenya suffered
poor returns. This was mainly due to a lack
of access to innovative farming methods, lack
of markets and low prices for their produce.
Helen Saiah narrates her story how a fruits
farming initiative by MATF and Africa Now
is improving her life and members of her household..More... |
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| Members of a group engrossed in a discussion during the workshop |
MATF 5th Grant Holders Workshop report is
published
Proceedings of the MATF 5th grant Holders
Workshop on profit making for smallholder
farmers that was held in Entebbe in Uganda
during 2009 has now been published.More... |
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| Mpagi Buyondo with one of his goats |
Yams
go commercial in Central Uganda as farmers
reap the benefits; A tale of Mpagi in central
Uganda
In central Uganda, yams have always been considered
a subsistence crop; poor yields meant there
were no any surpluses to market. This changed
in 2004, when MATF initiated a programme through
CIDev, a local NGO to boost yam yields and
realise its potential as a commercial crop.
While many benefits have come to the local
population as a result of the intervention,
the biggest impact has been on change of attitudes...More... |
2009
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| Participants
at the cassava project launch in Kisumu,
Kenya |
MATF
launches NFU supported cassava scaling up
project in Western Kenya
Food security is a great challenge and a
major concern for all races around the world.
Many families in Sub-Saharan Africa are
going hungry day-in day-out with one or
no meal at all. The National Farmers Union
(NFU) of United Kingdom (UK), a representative
body for UK farmers, has purposed to change
this scenario for the good of smallholder
farmers in East Africa.More...
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| Magado
Ronald(left) and Butamanya Johnson (right)
with their award |
NADIFA
Scoops the 2009 Business Association and Community
Development Award in Uganda
Nakasongola District Farmers Association (NADIFA),
a former beneficiary of MATF grants, won an
award in the central region category for promoting
good governance, excellent association management
practices, membership development, ability
to raise funds, efficient operation costs,
sustainable business strategy and leadership
practices.More... |
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| Hon.
Bright K. Rwamirama, chief guest, addresses
participants |
5th Grant Holders Experience Sharing Workshop
Held in Entebbe Uganda
MATF recently organized a successful 5th Grant
Holders Experience sharing workshop on profit
making for small holder farmers. It was held
in Entebbe, Uganda from the 26 to 28 May 2009.
Participants were drawn from Uganda, Tanzania,
and Kenya. More... |
MATF
funded projects helping smallholder farmers
reap benefits of growing onions in Kenya and
cassava in Tanzania
Smallholder farmers engaged in onion growing
in Endarasha, central Kenya and cassava growing
in the coastal region of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
are all smiles as they enjoy the benefits
derived from these two kinds of farming. A
recent visit to these farming communities
revealed More...
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