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
14,500+
Number of farmers trained by Tiyeni by end-2019
Double
Average immediate and long-term impact on farmers' crop yields
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Latest News and Amazing New Data
November 18, 2020
Tiyeni is pleased to announce a new partnership. Latest harvest results have seen a dramatic fourfold increase for the farmers studied. Our Training Manager, Godfrey, shares how women small-scale farmers can be the key agents of change in agriculture, nutrition and rural development, as the human link between the farm and the table.
Farming in Malawi 2020
August 26, 2020
Tiyeni's Deep Bed farming activities at Chitheka, Northern Malawi.
How the use of compost manure helps farmers increase yields, and income
August 26, 2020
The more farmers adopt DBF, the more manure they make and the more yields they realise.
Selected Stories
Until 2018, nobody in Bula knew about Deep Bed Farming ...
... and then Tiyeni field officer Love Msiska arrived.
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.
Video report
Tiyeni's Deep Bed farming activities at Chitheka, Northern Malawi.