Farmer's organisations

Access to credit and effective storage for grain are two issues affecting small-scale farmers in Burkina Faso. Warrantage, a French word commonly used in West Africa, describes the inventory credit system (normally called the warehouse receipt system, or WRS, in English). This means granting credit with grain as collateral in secure warehouses where a third […]

This case study explores how integrated interventions of government and NGOs have built on the economic potential of the honey sector, to ensure both commercial success and women’s economic empowerment. Bee-keeping cooperatives in Ethiopia have brought positive change to women’s lives through promoting changes in extension training, awareness-raising with men, and introducing new technology and […]