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Linking fertilizer subsidies to sustainable farming with trees
A proposed new platform to link Southern Africa’s fertilizer subsidies to sustainable farming practices could be key to reversing the region’s land degradation crisis. The platform – which would be jointly sponsored by the World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF) and the Secretariat of the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) – would aim to […] Continue Reading
Even children can do FMNR
Wezzie Banda (World Vision Malawi) speaks to Dennis Garrity, United Nations (UN) Drylands Ambassador and Senior Fellow at the World Agroforestry Centre on the first day of the Beating Famine conference. TALKING ABOUT LAND CONSERVATION AND NATURAL TREE REGENERATION, HOW DO YOU THINK CHILDREN CAN BENEFIT AND BE A PART OF THIS INITIATIVE? That is […] Continue Reading
Beating Famine Conference Discusses Upscaling of Evergreen Agriculture in African Drylands
The Beating Famine Southern Africa Conference, held 14-17 April 2015, in Lilongwe, Malawi, explored strategies for expanding farmer-managed natural regeneration, alongside other sustainable land management practices, to help smallholder farmers boost their productivity and resilience to climate change. The conference also discussed ways to align these strategies with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and other […] Continue Reading
Gender-friendly tech could empower women in agriculture
Female-friendly agricultural technologies and innovations are needed to bridge the gender gap in agricultural productivity and food security. A forum dubbed Empowering women for sustainable natural resource management, which was held in Kenya last month (3 March), noted that there are challenges and opportunities that exist in promoting gender equality in Africa, adding that policy […] Continue Reading
Fertiliser trees restore impoverished land
In the Sahel, Acacia albida used to be the best known tree for restoring and enriching agricultural lands, by increasing the soil’s organic matter, nitrogen content and water holding capacity, as well as promoting valuable microbiological activity. But more than ten years ago, farmers discovered new fertiliser tree species to combat soil impoverishment. In Burkina […] Continue Reading
Green entrepreneurship: Empowering farmers for sustainable future
MWAZIPEZA CHANDA, Lusaka TRADITIONAL knowledge can help turn the tide against deforestation and poverty in Chongwe as more farmers become environmentally conscious and turn to ‘green farming’. Most communities in Chongwe’s farming area are experiencing low crop yields due to decreased soil fertility and unpredictable rain patterns over the years. Rampant tree cutting has caused […] Continue Reading