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Sep 5, 20235 min read

Sweet treats for climate-smart farmers in East Africa

Lower rainfall in parts of East Africa over the past few years has hit smallholder farmers hard. But innovative service companies,...

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Sep 5, 20234 min read

"If you make your farm, the bees will come"

Young entrepreneurs like beekeeper Blessing Hallie are finding a future in green jobs. by Caitlin Flynn Along a rocky dirt road in Lofa...

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Jun 6, 20233 min read

Too cool for the office: Meet the young, hip, successful farmers of Zimbabwe

Young, savvy university graduates are choosing farming over white-collar jobs as Zimbabwe seeks a return to its breadbasket status....

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May 26, 20234 min read

VIDEO: Smart farming in a mountain kingdom

Smart farming in a mountain kingdom STORY NAME: SMART FARMING IN A MOUNTAIN KINGDOM LOCATION: SOUTHWESTERN LESOTHO, SETIBING DATE SHOT: ...

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May 25, 20233 min read

Old is gold: How Tunisia is turning to indigenous seeds to save its soil and its people

Thanks to Tunisia's National Gene Bank, Tunisian farmers have a solution to a changing environment - indigenous seeds. Now, those seeds...

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Apr 11, 20234 min read

Kenya's adaptive farmers turn to sunflower

Maize and sugarcane farmers in Kenya are now turning to sunflower, which grows faster, is less labour-intensive and gives higher yields....

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Mar 16, 20233 min read

These women 'stumbled' into farming, today the thriving agripreneurs are feeding entire districts

These women 'stumbled' into farming, today the thriving agripreneurs are feeding entire districts [ Image source: Unsplash] With vague...