Tag: Livelihoods
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Smallholders at the Centre: Innovation and Diversification as Africa’s Path to a Resilient Food Future
Heading into a new era for Africa’s smallholders Across Africa, smallholder farmers are more than farmers; they are custodians of nutrition, livelihoods, and community resilience. In the poultry sector especially, tiny enterprises run by women and youths are transforming local food systems and proving that scalable farming can begin with a single flock. As demand…
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Kasoa Youth Urged to Embrace Agriculture for Livelihoods
Traditional Leadership Sounds a Modern Note: Kasoa’s Call to Youth The Mankrado of Kasoa Kwao-Mensah Krom, Nana Otuboah Kwesi Gariba, has issued a clear, timely appeal to the young people in Kasoa and across surrounding communities. He urges them to look beyond conventional white-collar ambitions and consider agriculture as a viable path to secure livelihoods.…
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KZN Dairy Farmers Fight for Survival Amid Foot-and-Mouth Disease Outbreaks
Rising Threat to Dairy Livelihoods in KwaZulu-Natal In the heart of KwaZulu-Natal’s dairy belt, farmers are grappling with a growing crisis as foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) cases surge across south-western and central regions of the province. Despite stringent preventative measures, a rising number of dairy herds are testing positive, threatening the viability of many farms that…