Search results for Smallholder Farmers

PERi-Farms: Nando’s Supporting Smallholder Farmers

Countries in Southern Africa, including Zambia, Malawi, Mozambique and Madagascar, continue to face extreme poverty, with limited progress in recent years. About 71% of the populat...

Mozambique: Farmers Have Been Abandoned, New Government Survey Shows

[Mozambique News Reports And Clippings] The main income for 75% of Mozambicans families comes from farming but two thirds of them (3 million families) farm less than 1 hectare and...

Solidaridad empowers smallholder farmers with skills to navigate effects of climate change

  By HOPE MUSONDA SMALLHOLDER farmers in Katete District have demonstrated practical and innovative solutions to climate change, whose effects have continued to ravage communities...

Zimbabwe smallholders take up tobacco as crop rebounds

Tobacco production in Zimbabwe is rebounding to record levels as farmers look for more profitable and resilient crops.

Eala out to take agro-ecology products into $15bn market

The aim is to empower small-scale farmers with knowledge and promote inclusivity by embedding the practice into law across the bloc.

‘SHGs play a vital role in sustainable farming practices’

They can help conserve indigenous seeds, promote natural farming, process millets and encourage organic agricultural products, says Karnataka Grameena Bank chairman

How Technology Is Changing Small Farmers’ Lives in Rural Areas

By Shalom Shawurwa In the farming areas of Makonde District, where rains are now less reliable and droughts happen more often farmers are starting to use new ways to understand the...

Smallholders are not the weak link in forest protection (commentary)

In general, plantation companies view local communities and smallholders as obstacles to expanding operations and to securing social licenses. In deforestation-free supply chains,...

Failing to distinguish between active farmers and passive landowners is a fundamental flaw

Family farms are more than businesses

Tea’s Future Depends on Its Farmers

ROME, May 20 (IPS) - The tea in your cup this morning began its journey in someone else’s hands. Hands whose work most of us never think about. Almost certainly, those hands belon...

Women Farmers in Guyana and Food Security

Women farmers in Guyana and food security begin at the market level, where women dominate food distribution in areas such as Anna Regina, Corriverton and Georgetown. Vendors such a...

88,000 farmers to get agric inputs in Nasarawa, Niger, others

One Acre Fund delivers 9,000 tonnes of agric inputs on credit to 88,000 smallholder farmers in Nigeria, boosting yields and national food security. Read More: https://punchng.com/...

75% of farmers say they want stronger limits on who can own farmland

Farmers have spoken loudly in a RealAgristudies survey on land ownership restrictions —and 75% agree that there should be stronger limits on who can own farmland. Farmland has been...

AI drive to transform rural farming

ZIMBABWEAN smallholder farmers will lead a new Artificial Intelligence revolution aimed at embedding digital tools into rural agricultural systems.The renewed push emerged......

Ireland needs a ‘more diverse base of food producers’ – Talamh Beo

Talamh Beo has called for special supports for Irish farmers supplying domestic markets. The grassroots sustainable farming organisation said the recent news of the liquidation of...

Zimbabwe: Tobacco Turmoil - Farmers Trapped in Price Slump

[263Chat] This year's tobacco marketing season has proven difficult for many farmers, as unfavorable market conditions driven by supply and demand continue to take a toll.

Field-Based Research Is a Lifeline for Zimbabwe’s Food Security

BULAWAYO, Zimbabwe, May 15 (IPS) - Agriculture sustains millions of people in Zimbabwe, serving as a vital source of both food and income. But climate-related pressures affecting...

‘Quality seed access critical for food security’

Masimba Makwembere THE government says a strong and well-regulated seed system is critical to achieving the country’s ambitious agricultural production targets and... To...

‘Quality seed access critical for food security’

Masimba Makwembere THE government says a strong and well-regulated seed system is critical to achieving the country’s ambitious agricultural production targets and... To...

President Hichilema urges farmers to secure harvest.

AS the nation enters the harvest period, President Hakainde Hichilema has called on farmers to safeguard and protect their crops and avoid selling to unscrupulous buyers. The Head...

Tricky new territory for managers of family farms to negotiate

233,250 farmers and counting: Technology’s transformative impact on Southeast Asian agriculture

Small farmers in Southeast Asia face persistent challenges: low yields, limited market access, and climate risks. Yet, technology innovations are reshaping this landscape, empoweri...

Dairy Farming Innovation in Africa

In much of Sub-Saharan Africa, poverty remains deeply rooted in rural life. According to recent estimates, the region accounts for a disproportionate share of the world’s poorest p...

Zambia farmers showcase climate-smart solutions at Water and Soil Accelerator Project Field Day

Smallholder farmers in Zambia are demonstrating how improved soil management, better water use, and digital climate information can strengthen agricultural resilience at the Water...