HOPE Transforms Farmer Livelihoods by Improving Access to Sorghum Seeds in Tanzania
Farmers like Daudi Kingu of Iramba District in Tanzania have recently seen big changes on their farms since the HOPE project enabled easier access to high yielding sorghum seeds. “Before the HOPE project introduced the improved varieties we used to grow a local sorghum variety …
More milk through improved sorghum productivity in Maharashtra
VOICES of HOPE aims to share the experiences of farmers and partners. Our team in Maharashtra, India, asked farmer Ganesh Giri from Wakulni village cluster if and how the project has changed things for the farming community in his region. Please tell us about your …
Seed Consortium promises sustainable seed system for postrainy sorghum in Maharashtra, India
For the past 25 years, attempts to disseminate seeds of improved sorghum cultivars to farmers in Maharashtra State of India have been met with low adoption rates and consequently low productivity. A newly formed Seed Consortium combining the expertise of ICRISAT and private and public …
Market linkage forum held for processors and farmers
On 25 July, the ICRISAT-HOPE project organized a market linkage forum for 12 representatives of 6 farmer groups (Wamama Tuamue, Osipata Mabati, Umoja, Aremit Upendo, Mukhula, and MARPA) and 2 local processors (Momagy and Easrcom Enterprises) from Busia town, Busia county, western Kenya. The forum …