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Quality Protein Maize

María has become a symbol of resilience in her community.

“I am seeing the change with the support of Self-Help International.”

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August 28, 2026
María is a mother of five who lives in El Consuelo #2, San Carlos, Nicaragua. Her greatest desire has been to improve herself so that she ca...
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Noel, from San Pedro de los Arenales, Nicaragua.

Growing My Skills With Self-Help International

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August 10, 2026
By Ing. Nelson Martínez, Self-Help International Agricultural Program Officer Noel lives on 5.19 acres of land in San Pedro de los Arenales,...
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A farmer showing off his corn.

An Innovative Producer

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December 17, 2025
By Rodolfo Ricardo Hernandez Navas, Agricultural Extension Program Officer Erick is a farmer who arrived in the community of Las Minas in so...
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“Thanks to the Support of Self-Help International, I have adapted to change.”

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July 2, 2025
By Rodolfo Ricardo Hernandez Navas | Agricultural Extension Program Officer My name is Pedro.  I live in the community of Esperanza N°1...
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Farmers Working Together for the Common Good

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January 31, 2024
By Rodolfo Ricardo Hernandez Navas, Agricultural Extension Program Officer Self-Help International (SHI) has a presence in many places in Ni...
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Kojo: “We Need Tarpaulins to Dry Our Maize”

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January 10, 2024
By Bernice Agyekwena – Communications Manager Kojo, a 66-year-old farmer and father of six children from Nyamebekyere obtained a highe...
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Quality Protein Maize: Implementing lessons learned from World Food Prize Laureates

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October 27, 2023
By Bernice Agyekwena, SHI Ghana Communications Manager Maize remains an important staple in the diet of Ghanaians and is used in many dishes...
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Back to School for Afriyie

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September 8, 2022
Afriyie Mayuruba is in class one in the community of Ama Badu. She is one of many students in the School Feeding Program from Self- Help Int...
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Increasing Yields and Improving Production

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April 19, 2022
José Donoso Izaguirre Lago grew up in a four-person household in the Mexico community in San Carlos, Rio San Juan, Nicaragua. His parents ra...
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Improving Maize Production for Smallholder Farmers

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December 20, 2021
By Rodolfo Ricardo Hernandez Navas, Agriculture Program Officer Roger is originally from Achuapa, León in western Nicaragua, but he currentl...
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Pedro Combines Traditional Methods and New Techniques to Increase His Yields and Teach Other Farmers

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November 8, 2021
By Rodolfo Ricardo Hernandez Navas, Agriculture Program Officer Pedro is a farmer from Nueva Guinea in the South Caribbean Coast Autonomous ...
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Self-Help Works with Ag Leaders to Explore Certified QPM Seed Production on Ometepe Island

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September 14, 2021
By Katie Seifert – Program Manager (Latin America) By promoting Quality Protein Maize (QPM), Self-Help International’s agricultural pr...
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