Tuvalu farmers get EU help to boost crops

Tuvalu Director of Agriculture says US$600,000 of funding from the European Union for climate resilient crop initiatives is important to the country's survival.

Itaia Lausaveve says the effects of climate change have already begun to make themselves felt with Tuvalu one of the worst affected countries, and the nation has to adapt to survive.

Jenny Meyer asked him about the agroforestry system introduced at a series of recent workshops for farmers.

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