Land degradation is particularly acute in sub-Saharan African regions where long-term overuse of soil and low, unpredictable rainfall are…
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Horn of Africa: Fighting food insecurity with forests and trees
As the world struggles to respond to the latest famine in the Horn of Africa, many are asking what can…
Restored wasteland benefits women in Sahel
Like many women in Niger, Salmou Boureima is not allowed to own agricultural land yet she is responsible for feeding…
Kenyan farmers adopt simple techniques to increase their yield
Margaret Silas is a Kenyan farmer who grows coffee, sweet potatoes, mango, macadamia, arrow roots and trees on her farm.…
Micro-irrigation shows new ways to beat hunger
(Excerpts from an Alertnet article by Jerome Bossuet : Climate Conversations – Micro-irrigation – with Bollywood backup – points to…