The Tiyeni Effect
Changing Malawian agriculture for good
With little more than pickaxes and some training, thousands of farmers have dramatically increased their crop yields from one harvest to the next - with long-lasting results.
Our Impact
£36
How much it costs to train a farmer
17,500+
Number of farmers practising the Deep Bed method in mid 2020
Double
Average immediate and long-term impact on farmers' crop yields
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The latest crops are growing nicely, and the Tiyeni crops outperform again
January 23, 2021
More and more Malawian farmers are adopting Tiyeni’s “common sense” Deep Bed Farming (DBF) method
Latest News and Amazing New Data
November 18, 2020
We are pleased to announce a new partnership. Latest harvest results have seen a dramatic fourfold increase. Our Training Manager, Godfrey, shares how women farmers can be the key agents of change.
Farming in Malawi 2020
August 26, 2020
Tiyeni's Deep Bed farming activities at Chitheka, Northern Malawi.
Selected Stories
Video - Water infiltration in Deep Beds
See the difference after rainfall between land farmed with Deep Beds and conventional ridges
Video - December planting in Malawi
Planting with the first rains in Malawi
Profitability Summary
Our latest survey of farmers adopting Deep Bed Farming (DBF) has produced spectacular results: a doubling of maize yields, leading to a roughly tenfold rise in profitability.