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April 2025 newsletter
15 April 2025

Tiyeni takes part in the Big Give Green Match Fund for the fourth year running, we discuss a recent presentation at the African Water and Sanitation Association conference with partner MetaMeta, and we meet Tiyeni​’s new Treasurer, Alan Laverock. Read more

March 2025 Farmers’ Corner
7 March 2025

This month we hear from Chisomo, Mary, and Gray. Read more

January 2025 newsletter
27 January 2025

​Tiyeni wins a major grant to transform agriculture in northern Malawi, our UK and Malawi teams present at the Scotland Malawi Partnership and Malawi Scotland Partnership, and we’re introduced to Tiyeni’s newest Trustee, Femi Bart-Williams. Read more

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December 2024 Farmers’ Corner
6 December 2024

Linley, Elizabeth, and Dickson share their stories. Read more

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October 2024 newsletter
23 October 2024

Deep Bed Farming reaches the Gambia, Tiyeni begins a new partnership with Malawian NGO BASEflow, and we meet Thokozani Kamphata, Tiyeni’s Afrak Project Manager. Read more

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September 2024 Farmers’ Corner
3 September 2024

This month we get an update from Stuart and hear from Esther and Nellie. Read more

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July 2024 newsletter
29 July 2024

Aftrak wins the Grand Prize for the Mulken-Motsepe Prize in Green Energy, a recent study demonstrates how intercropping and Deep Bed Farming can improve crop yields and soil health, and we sit down with France Gondwe, Tiyeni’s Monitoring & Evaluation Manager. Read more

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June 2024 Farmers’ Corner
4 June 2024

​Welcome to Tiyeni’s new feature, Farmers’ Corner! These bite-sized emails highlight the stories of some of the farmers we are working with. This month we hear from Stuart, Bestie, and Nellie. Read more

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April 2024 newsletter
8 April 2024

Our Big Give Green Match Fund helps take our work to the next level, we mourn the passing of agronomist Francis Shaxson, and we meet Tiyeni’s new Fundraising & Scottish Relations Manager, Rosa Balliro. Read more

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January 2024 newsletter
1 January 2024

Aftrak makes it to the finals of the Milken-Motsepe Prize in Green Energy, farmers share how Tiyeni’s work improved their resilience to Cyclone Freddy, and we hear from Dr Albert Mvula, Board Member of Tiyeni in Malawi. Read more

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October 2023 newsletter
4 October 2023

We discuss scaling up rainfed agriculture in Africa, hear about the visit of Tiyeni Trustee Ulele Andrews to Malawi, and ask – could you be our new social media volunteer? Read more
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July 2023 newsletter
12 July 2023

Get a snapshot of our National Field Day, meet Tiyeni’s chair Colin Andrews, and learn about our collaborative solar-powered tractor, Aftrak. Read more

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New Solar And Battery Powered Tractor: A Farming Solution For Africa
​20 April 2023

Innovate UK funding Malawi trial of low-cost tractor featuring lead batteries and solar power for Deep Bed Farming. Read more

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April 2023 Newsletter
18 April 2023

Read about our Big Give Catchment Management campaign, Professor Alan Dixon’s fieldwork course that led a group of UK undergraduate students in Malawi, and celebrate inspiring women with us. Read more

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Alex’s story
3 February 2023

Our Executive Director Alex Gerard is a Birkeck alumnus who is passionate about advancing opportunities for farmers in Malawi. Read more

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January 2023 newsletter
12 January 2023

Young farmer Eddie Nyamwela shares his experiences with DBF, we discuss a recent workshop on gender and nutrition, and Trustee Mel Bradley speaks with a new corporate partner. Read more

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Catching Raindrops in Africa
7 December 2022

The issue of water in Africa extends to irrigation - 95% of agriculture in Africa is rainfed, yet as little as 5% investments are made to boost the practice. Read more

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October 2022 newsletter
19 October 2022

Training Manager Godfrey Kumwenda interviews Tiyeni farmers, we hear from one of Tiyeni’s corporate donors, and results from our September survey are shared. Read more

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​The significance of regenerative agriculture
14 September 2022

​Tiyeni’s Colin Andrews features in another episode of We Are Carbon’s podcast alongside multiple guests in this compilation episode. Read more

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Tiyeni features on We Are Carbon podcast
11 August 2022

​Tiyeni’s Colin Andrews and Helen Fisher from We Are Carbon discuss the life-changing results that come quickly from incredibly simple farming approaches. Read more

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April 2022 newsletter
​29 April 2022

Deep Bed Farming gets official government approval, our Green Match Fund campaign achieves great success, and we introduce our new UK Executive Director. Read more

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February highlights
​11 February 2022

Farmers are proud of their thriving Deep Bed Farming crops that have withstood extreme weather. Read more

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Making a big difference - crop comparisons
28 January 2022

Sedion, Charles, and Edward are all having lots of success with Deep Bed Farming! Read more

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Low Greenside Farm Campsite donate £1,369!
1 December 2021

Every penny will help change lives in Malawi. Read more

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Congratulations to Albert Mvula!
10 November 2021

Dr Albert Mvula of northern Malawi has just received his doctorate from the University of Worcester for his research on Deep Bed Farming’s contributions to sustainable development. Read more

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November 2021 newsletter
5 November 2021

Soil - the treasure beneath our feet. In this newsletter, we ask - why healthy soils? Read more

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Erosion control near Nkhata Bay
28 October 2021

Tiyeni’s erosion control project was featured on MBC news in September 2021. Read more

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The scandal of soil loss
​​24 June 2021

John Crossley, Tiyeni’s founding Trustee, shares his observations on the scandal of soil loss in Malawi. Read more

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Success story of Chitheka: Enthusiasm runs high in this remote community
16 March 2021

Farmers have renewed their hope in the land that they were abandoning due to infertility; enthusiasm runs high in this remote community. Read more

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Big news! Tiyeni to present at the 2021 Soil Regen Summit
4 March 2021

Join us from 15-18 March as Tiyeni joins some of the world’s most knowledgeable experts in regenerative agriculture at this free event. Read more

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Deep Bed Farming crops outperform conventional crops again
23 January 2021

More and more Malawian farmers are adopting this “common sense” farming method. Read more

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Latest news and exciting new data
18 November 2020

We share news of an exciting new partnership, fourfold increases in crop yields, and insights on how women farmers can be key agents of change. Read more

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Farming in Malawi 2020
26 August 2020

Tiyeni’s Deep Bed Farming activities are ramping up in Chitheka, northern Malawi. Read more

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How compost manure helps farmers increase yields and income
26 August 2020

The more farmers adopt Deep Bed Farming, the more manure they make and the more yields they realise. Read more

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Malawian farmers in serious Agriculture Extension service deficiency
24 August 2020

The Ministry of Agriculture is responsible for supporting the nation’s many smallholder farmers, yet services are so strained that many have difficulty accessing services. Read more

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Fruitful and effective activity in Malawi
18 June 2020

We’ve received numerous reports of how successfully farmers trained by Tiyeni are implementing Deep Bed Farming across Malawi. However, the number of cases of Covid-19 are increasing, causing challenges for farmers. Read more

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The wellbeing of the nation
18 June 2020

The wellbeing of the nation depends on the maize harvest, which sustains Malawi’s people. Read more

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At harvest time, Deep Bed Farming proves itself once again
27 May 2020

Again, farmers are doubling or tripling their yields after converting land to Deep Bed Farming. Read more

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The harvest begins!
6 May 2020

The 2020 harvest has begun and farmers are recording excellent yields! Read more

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Tiyeni’s response to Covid-19
15 April 2020

​Projects help some of Africa’s poorest agrarian communities and we are committed to carrying out our mission-critical services through this challenging time. Read more

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80% of Malawi’s population depends on rainfed subsistence agriculture
26 July 2019

It is a well-known fact that 80% of Malawi’s population depends on rainfed subsistence agriculture for their survival. Read more

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Transformative farming
23 July 2019

​This is how different two crops side by side can look. Read more

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Until 2018, nobody in Bula knew about Deep Bed Farming...
17 June 2018

...and then Tiyeni field officer Love Msiska arrived. Read more