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Zambia: Small Changes Deliver Big Results for Farmers

Article
Voices & Views

A team of oxen draws a plough over the red earth of the Zambian countryside cutting a neat line under the traditional practices of the past that in this village are being replaced by conservation agriculture, benefitting small...

Africa
Zambia
Agriculture & Rural Development

Declining Bee Numbers: Measures to Protect the Pollinators in Africa and Asia

Article
Voices & Views

As the crucial role of bees as pollinators of the world’s food supply is increasingly becoming common knowledge, reports about the serious decline of honeybee populations in Europe and the USA have alarmed governments, the private...

Africa
Kenya
Asia
+1
Thailand
Agriculture & Rural Development
Biodiversity & Ecosystem
Climate change & disaster risks
+3
Environment & green economy
Food & Nutrition Security
Forests

Ecosystems Approach to Make Agriculture More Efficient, More Sustainable, and to Create More Intelligent Markets

Article
Voices & Views

“The future of food security on the current trajectory is a road to nowhere, and to repeat the statistics that we need to grow 50-70% more food without answering the questions, on what land, with which water and with what kind of...

Africa
Kenya
Uganda
+1
Tanzania
Agriculture & Rural Development
Biodiversity & Ecosystem
Climate change & disaster risks
+3
Environment & green economy
Fisheries
Forests

Harnessing the Potential of Conservation Agriculture to Reduce Poverty

Article
Voices & Views

James McNulty is a Seconded National Expert working with the European Union Delegation to Zambia. In this Voices & Views, he shares what he learned about the practical application of conservation agriculture from local farmers.

Africa
Zambia
Agriculture & Rural Development
Fisheries
Food & Nutrition Security