MATF 9th Newsletter edition - December 2009

For FARM-Africa and its partners, cassava will no longer be a poor man’s food crop. Through MATF, we have shown that profits of US$350 and even in some cases of US$ 2700 per acre are possible with introduction of disease resistant cassava varieties and new markets for cassava products.

By scaling-out the cassava successes to Western Kenya MATF expect to eliminate hunger and start a vibrant local industry benefiting more than 25,000 people.One element of the successful MATF approach is to empower smallholder farmers by organising them in stronger production groups and umbrella marketing associations.

MATF 8th Newsletter edition - May 2009

The recent drought has once again caused major challenges to people living in rural areas in East Africa. The drought has resulted to failed harvests that make MATF and its partners continue to support food production in the region through innovative technologies, so that more hungry mouths can be fed and income from the sale of food can be gained. In this issue 8, we explore some of the ways these challenges are being faced.