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Keeping bees not only improves livelihoods for Maasai women in Tanzania. It also provides an integrated solution to many of the challenges small-scale farmers face. At a practical demonstration this week at the World Forest Week in FAO headquarters in Rome, delegates were lucky enough to meet Maria Shinini –...
High up in the western mountains of Bolivia, a group of coffee producers have embraced change in order to produce the best quality coffee possible. By working together to improve aspects of the coffee production process, they have achieved both organic and fairtrade certification and “speciality coffee” status, securing a better...
In the face of the climate, nature, poverty and inequality crises, the world needs a new approach to help the planet survive. It can no longer be “business as usual” – it needs to be “business unusual”, according to a new report by IIED.
This is particularly important when it...
The long dry season – from November to April every year – used to spell hardship for the village of Kunkua in the Bolgatanga-East District of Ghana. But now a solar-powered water system has transformed their fortunes in the most remarkable way.
Catastrophic climate change
The northern region of Ghana is believed...
Smallholders, family farmers and Indigenous Peoples play a crucial role in protecting landscapes, supporting biodiversity and promoting food security. But without proper access to finance, they have a limited ability to invest for the future. Governments and funders should do more to support them.
Producer organisations offer huge potential for