“At first, I had my doubts, but now that we see the harvest, we are excited!” Fati Adam, a grandmother and small farmer in the community of Sunsong, in Ghana’s Northern Region, is describing her experience growing chili peppers through a new iDE venture. We are standing in a 10-acre field, full of knee-high chili …
”What you do makes a difference, and you have to decide what kind of difference you want to make.” –Jane Goodall It’s said that each generation stands on the shoulders of those who came before them. So for future generations to grow up in a world less hungry and impoverished means it’s up to today’s …
In Nicaragua, we are unlocking the potential of innovators like Carlos by delivering solutions inagriculture. Through your support, farmers are seeing their own efforts rewarded through increased crop yields and by bringing food security and prosperity to families. Together we are changing the lives of people every day. Carlos ‘Charlie’ Avendaño is an innovator and …
The Jimma region of Ethiopia is the birthplace of Arabica coffee, a rich African coffee which provides a primary income for more than 100,000 small-scale farmers and their families. Your support of coffee growers like Safiko Abamecha creates sustainable solutions for farmers who live in a region that frequently experiences devastating drought. Through donor support, …
You are connecting over 3 million rural Nepali farmers to training, technology, and markets that create the bridge to increased economic, social and climate resilience. Since 1992, you and iDE have been at the forefront in providing sustainable, life-changing programs for farmers and their families. Our donor-supported Plant Doctors initiative has kickstarted enhanced crop production …
Because of you, women are earning an income in the male-dominated sanitation industry Adam Adamu Azumpagaama joined the ranks of Sama Sama toilet business owners in October of 2018. She is the first woman to do so. As an owner, she is fully invested in her business. It’s real money—all of her savings—and carries real …
With your support, farm families in Wolayta, Ethiopia can access the products and services they need to improve their crops and agricultural practices. Improvements mean more food on the table and more money in farmers’ pockets as they sell their crop surplus in the markets. These are just a few of the many farm families …
In December, the Kuhl family visited Cambodia, eager to learn more about the country’s historyand culture. As long-time iDE supporters and owners of a large-scale potato farm in Winkler,Manitoba, they were interested in meeting farm families working with iDE Cambodia. Theirtrip also fulfilled a desire for a deeper connection to iDE, an organization their family …
