Stories

Introduction to the VIA in Tanzania and Malawi

Dr Nuru Mziray and Dr Isaac Fandika help us to understand what the farmers are learning. 

Explaining the learning journey

This presentation was given at AgCatalyst in Melbourne 2018

World Vision Project in Lesotho and Eswantini

This presentation was given at the VIA Expo in Pretoria in June 2019

Sometimes you meet a farmer who can explain the whole system better than you can

Mkoba irrigation scheme in Zimbabwe. This video was captured by Dr Andre van Rooyen of ICRISAT during one of our visits. 

The Virtual Irrigation Academy (VIA) song

These irrigation farmers from the Chikwawa district in Malawi give their explanation of the VIA

Response from the farmers, Malawi, April 2016

In April 2016, our project was externally reviewed. This video combines some of the impressions of our reviewer, Ms Marna de Lange, together with some anecdotes from farmers using the Chameleon system.