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Small-scale agriculture holds big promise for Africa
Posted by Guardian: Caspar van Vark on October 23rd, 2013
Guardian: The recent discovery of a large aquifer in Kenya is a reminder that far from being dry, Africa has abundant water resources. The problem for farmers is access: only around 6% of cultivated land is equipped for irrigation, leaving millions dependent on rain-fed agriculture. How might more of them be helped to access water that could raise their productivity? Large-scale, government-funded irrigation systems have long attempted to address this, with varying degrees of success. Those systems have a...
Wild foods: a food security strategy that’s hard to swallow?
Posted by Guardian: Caspar van Vark on July 3rd, 2013
Guardian: A recent FAO conference on Forests for Food Security highlighted the importance of wild foods for the food and nutrition security of millions of people. Often overlooked in food security strategies, these resources are both vital and under threat, and development actors have a valuable role to play in safeguarding them.
Wild foods – including fruits, nuts, leaves, mushrooms, roots, animals and eggs – are important as part of coping strategies during times of food insecurity, but they are also...
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