Feasibility of Up-scaling the EasyDry M500 in East Africa: Uganda
In 2016 and 2017, AflaSTOP conducted market research to explore the feasibility of upscaling the EasyDryM500, a portable maize dryer …
Feasibility of Up-scaling the EasyDry M500 in East Africa: Kenya
This report summarizes the feasibility of upscaling the EasyDryM500, a portable maize dryer developed by AflaSTOP, in Kenya. It presents …
Innovations in Portable Drying: Overview Brief
Drying grain is an essential post-harvest handling step in much of Africa: it reduces post-harvest losses due to mold, affects …
Hermetic Storage: Overview Brief
In the fight against aflatoxin contamination and its devastating effects on human health and food security, storage is a critical …
Field Notes from Ghana: Looking Back
As my volunteering assignment came to an end, I couldn’t help but reflect on the entire experience. Working with members …
ACDI/VOCA Volunteer Travels to the DRC to Help Local Farmers Improve Pasture Management and Livestock Production
When one thinks of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), one immediately thinks of the conflict and genocide that took …
Field Notes from Ghana: Part II
It’s so hard to believe that I have only been working with the farmers of the Techiman Maize Traders Association …
Zambia PROFIT+ Training and Grant Spur Start Up of Produce Aggregator
Our USAID-funded Feed the Future Production, Finance, and Improved Technology Plus (PROFIT+) project decreases poverty by linking smallholder farmers to …
