On this episode of Thrive podcast, we sit down with of Dr. Deborah Bossio, the Area Director of Soils Research at the CGIAR International Center for Tropical Agriculture. Bossio has spent the last 20 years working at the nexus between soil and social sciences. Based in Kenya, she jointly leads tw...
CGIAR Research Program on Water, Land and Ecosystems
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[Bringing soils back to life: a conversation with Deborah Bossio]
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Bringing soils back to life: a conversation with Deborah Bossio
Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation
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[Using modern information and communication technologies]
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Using modern information and communication technologies
Ben Chingwalu, an agricultural officer from Mwanza district in Malawi, discusses how improved nutrition can reduce disease, and the role of indigenous crops in improving nutrition among farming communities
In Mwanza district, Malawi, thirteen villages have, for the last five years, been involved in a project to make fruit juice from indigenous species - Baobab and Tamarind. As a result people in the area are now planting more indigenous trees, rather than cutting them for charcoal and firewood.
The Food Security Pack manager with Zambia?s Programme Against Malnutrition explains how the programme is working to support small-scale farmers, and help them move from better food security towards commercial production.
A farm business advisor for the Malawi Ministry of Agriculture explains how the opening of borders to Zimbabwean egg producers has affected Malawian farmers. He encourages farmers to form groups in order to increase their competitiveness, and to reduce their reliance on imported inputs, such as c...
A honey exporter from Zambia explains the ?secrets? for successful marketing: quality, quantity, and reliability. These rules, he says, apply to all kinds of marketing whether for domestic or export markets. He also stresses the importance of having a good relationship with his buyers.