Makiko Abe

From 1-26 August, two ARI staff members travelled to Zambia and Malawi to visit a total of 23 graduates. At the end of the trip, they attended an ECHO conference in Malawi. ECHO is an organization that works in South-East Asia and East and West Africa to tackle hunger by helping small-scale farmers become self-sufficient by providing training opportunities in sustainable farming methods that are adapted to local conditions. In connection with ECHO, AFARI (American Friends of ARI) organized and sponsored a gathering of ARI graduates at the conference, where … Read more

On 16, 17 and 20 of August, Shimotsuke newspaper published a series of articles entitled ”JICA, From the Land of Africa – Report on a Visit to Uganda”.The article was in three parts, covering support for infrastructure development, agriculture and education. Miki Kanai (currently a JICA staff in Uganda), an ARI volunteer from 2020-21, was interviewed as one of those who had learned agriculture in Tochigi. She says, “I want to spread the cultivation of rice using organic fertilisers in Uganda where there are many farmers”. Although not featured in … Read more

“We are servants of the Lord”

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