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Visit to the Center for No-Till Agriculture

Our team in Ghana had a great visit to the Center for No-Till Agriculture this month. This program teaches conservation agriculture methods but demonstrates a much larger scale than our typical project. The team gained much insight, as well as visual validation to the methods we are teaching. The program could be a source of… continue reading

Crossing the finish line with our first pineapple harvest

In November of 2013, hard-working Sierra Leoneans planted the first pineapple suckers in the village of Bauya in Sierra Leone, as part of a new Just Hope venture there to create economic opportunity for the community. Over the following several months, the workers planted a total of five acres and 90,000 pineapple plants. Find out… continue reading

Pineapple Harvest and Sale Continues

We were disappointed to learn that Africa Felix Juice (AFJ) would not, after all, be able to purchase our pineapple harvest for juice processing. They recently closed their nearby processing plant, requiring us to execute our backup plan to sell the fruit on the local fresh market. Graciously, AFJ has loaned us their trucks and… continue reading

Schools Sign Off on Program

We received a blessing from the schools in which we will work with young women to prepare them for life after the orphanage. We are currently working on staffing the survival skills and English classes.

Demonstration Plot Location Found

Our partner in Togo, Jesse Shanks, has located a site for a demonstration crop with a new group of farmers who are excited about trying conservation agriculture techniques. A bit of site work will need to be done prior to planting, including securing the area from animals with a sturdy fence.

Four Additional Demonstration Plots Planted

Since our last report, four additional demonstration plots have been planted, bringing the total to five. Two were planted each with a single variety of corn, and another was planted with three different varieties of corn, with several rows of beans as well. Two separate 18’x18’ plots were planted with moringa trees. The area hasn’t… continue reading

Ebola Cases at Low Point

As of mid-August, weekly reports of new Ebola cases were as low as they have been since March of 2014, with only a single case in each of the last two weeks. Praise God! However, one of those new cases was in Tonkolili, a district that had not had a case of Ebola in 150… continue reading

First VSLA Group Launched

Our first VSLA group has been launched! The group is called Sesa Mu VSLA, and it consists of nine women and nine men, who are mostly pineapple and corn farmers in the area around the town of Berekuso. Discover more what this group entails…