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Farm Africa @farmafrica.bsky.social · 2d

On #WorldFoodDay, chef Tom Booton explains how Farm Africa is supporting communities in rural Uganda to improve their #nutrition.

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Five ways this community in Uganda improved their nutrition

YouTube video by Farm Africa

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Farm Africa @farmafrica.bsky.social · 3d

From fields to families, sunrise to sunset, rural women keep the world turning. Today, we honour their strength, skills and endless resilience.
#InternationalDayOfRuralWomen

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Farm Africa @farmafrica.bsky.social · 4d

Since joining Farm Africa and CARE International's CASCADE project, Florence has improved the quality of her crops, increasing her family's #nutrition and income to build a more secure future🌱

Read her story: www.farmafrica.org/story/health... #WorldFoodDay

Healthier kids, stronger futures - Farm Africa

Supported by Farm Africa, Florence has improved her family’s diet, increased her income and built a more secure future.

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Farm Africa @farmafrica.bsky.social · 5d

Farm Africa is thrilled to welcome David Ojwang as our new Country Director in #Tanzania.

David is a seasoned market systems, food security and business development specialist with over 20 years’ experience in eastern, central and southern Africa. Karibu sana David!

Farm Africa @farmafrica.bsky.social · 10d

A few of our favourite harvest moments through the years 🌾

Celebrating the hard work and resilience of our planet’s 510 million smallholder farmers 💪🌍🌱

#FarmAfrica #SmallholderFarmers #harvest

Farm Africa @farmafrica.bsky.social · 11d

Thanks to Farm Africa’s Livestock for Livelihoods programme funded by UK aid from UK Government, Agnes’s 15 goats have transformed her life. She can now support her family, and is an example to others in her village 🐐

Read her story: www.farmafrica.org/story/livest...

Livestock for livelihoods: creating lasting change - Farm Africa

Farm Africa's goat rearing project in Karamoja in Uganda has delivered lasting change for female farmers like Christine, Sylvia and Agnes.

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Farm Africa @farmafrica.bsky.social · 12d

"The best thing is that the farmers go round telling others about the benefits of trees and not cutting them down and therefore, more people receive knowledge."

As a village-based advisor, Kenyan farmer Rosebeth has educated over 1,000 farmers on planting trees, supported by Farm Africa and AGRA. 🌳

Farm Africa @farmafrica.bsky.social · 15d

On 27 September, Ethiopia’s Anywaa Biosphere Reserve was registered as a UNESCO World Network of Man and Biosphere Reserve. 👏

This landmark achievement was made possible with support from the Nature-based solutions programme, led by Farm Africa and funded by Embassy of Sweden, Addis Ababa.

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Farm Africa @farmafrica.bsky.social · 16d

The latest edition of #FromtheField is here!

In this edition we're sharing inspiring stories of transformation, from turning waste into opportunity, to women creating brighter futures for their children through goat rearing.

Read the stories now 👇
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#farming

From the Field Autumn / Winter 2025 - Farm Africa

Our Autumn / Winter 2025 newsletter features inspiring stories from our work in eastern Africa, made possible by your support.

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Farm Africa @farmafrica.bsky.social · 17d

Happy #InternationalCoffeeDay! ☕☕☕

As one of the world's most in-demand crops, coffee holds huge economic potential.

Farm Africa supports farmers to build the skills they need to improve the quality and quantity of their coffee while protecting the environment.

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Farm Africa @farmafrica.bsky.social · 18d

1 sesame
2 sorghum
3 black pepper
4 coffee

Farm Africa @farmafrica.bsky.social · 18d

Eight crops, each in the hands that grew them. Can you name them❓

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Farm Africa @farmafrica.bsky.social · 24d

The #climatecrisis threatens farmers' productivity in eastern Africa 👩‍🌾 🌤

But with Farm Africa's support, farmers are adapting by using climate-smart technology, improved seeds and diversification.

Read more 👇
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#NewYorkClimateWeek #climatechange #climateaction

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Farm Africa @farmafrica.bsky.social · 26d

As a participant in Farm Africa and CARE International’s CASCADE project, Ugandan farmer Betty is boosting her family’s resilience to #climatechange by:

💦Introducing climate-smart farming practices
🌱Planting drought-tolerant nutritious crops
🐐Using savings to diversify into rearing goats

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Farm Africa @farmafrica.bsky.social · 29d

The Sof Omar Caves in Oromia, Ethiopia now have an ecotourism service! 🙌

With funding from the Norwegian Embassy in Addis Ababa, Farm Africa has been working with the local community on the set-up. Now the government has legalised the operation and handed over the materials needed to operate. 🎉

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Farm Africa @farmafrica.bsky.social · Sep 17

Farm Africa & AGRA’s #regnerativeagriculture project helps Kenyan farmers boost crop yields and diversify their incomes.

After receiving training in beekeeping, Martin shares that learning with other farmers. Read his story in our report Cultivating the Future www.farmafrica.org/regenerative...

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Farm Africa @farmafrica.bsky.social · Sep 16

🍂 As we enter #autumn, harvest season has arrived 🍂

Farming can provide food, income and prosperity for rural families.

Will you and your community #fundraise for Farm Africa this #harvest time and help families in rural Africa gain the skills they need for the future?

www.farmafrica.org/harvest

Harvest fundraising - Farm Africa

Find out how your church can support farming families across eastern Africa.

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Farm Africa @farmafrica.bsky.social · Sep 15

A Tanzanian farmers group has discovered the power of sorghum thanks to Farm Africa and @snv.org's NOURISH project, funded by @norad.no.

Now they're growing unprecedented yields, boosting incomes and food security and inspiring neighbouring farmers to follow suit💚
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Farm Africa @farmafrica.bsky.social · Sep 12

Meet Aliy Kedir, a smallholder farmer from the Oromia region of Ethiopia, who used science to solve the mystery of his dwindling wheat yields. 🔍

Hear his story and learn more about how Farm Africa and partners are working with AGRA to empower smallholder farmers in Oromia.

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Farm Africa @farmafrica.bsky.social · Sep 11

እንኳን ለ2018 ዓ.ም በሰላም አደረሳችሁ።

መልካም አዲስ ዓመት!

Happy Ethiopian New Year!

#EthiopianNewYear #Ethiopia #HappyNewYear 🎉🎉🎉

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Farm Africa @farmafrica.bsky.social · Sep 10

Smallholder farmers across eastern Kenya are witnessing dramatic transformations in their yields, incomes and resilience to climate change, thanks to #regenerativeagriculture. 🌱🌍

Find out more: www.farmafrica.org/regenerative...

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Farm Africa @farmafrica.bsky.social · Sep 9

The Africa Climate Summit 2 is in full swing in Addis Ababa in Ethiopia. The Farm Africa team is there sharing lessons about how about sustainable agriculture can deliver triple wins for nature, people and the climate. 🌍

#ACS2

Farm Africa @farmafrica.bsky.social · Sep 8

From sustainable coffee production to fish farming, goat rearing to climate-smart agriculture, Farm Africa has supported rural communities to grow their incomes and protect the environment for #40years.

🌱☕🐟🐐🌍

Learn how you can support Farm Africa today ⬇️
www.farmafrica.org/40years

#FarmAfricaat40

Farm Africa @farmafrica.bsky.social · Sep 5

Happy #InternationalDayofCharity🌍

#FarmAfrica help farmers in eastern Africa grow and sell more to build brighter, more sustainable futures 🌱

Our programmes upskill and empower communities, boosting productivity and raising incomes while protecting the environment.

www.farmafrica.org

#charity

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Farm Africa @farmafrica.bsky.social · Sep 4

In 2024, Farm Africa supported 265,929 people to enhance their production practices. 📈

With small-scale farmers producing a third of the world’s food, that means a brighter future for all. 🌍

Thanks to all who helped make this possible.

Learn more: www.farmafrica.org/publications...

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