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A senior agricultural extension officer for Matabeleland North province in Zimbabwe describes how the extension service is helping farmers to cope with less reliable rainfall.

A crops specialist and a livestock specialist from the Matopos research station describe technologies being developed to support smallholder farmers experiencing drought

Organic fertilizer may be the only type available to poor farmers, but it can help to restore their land and keep their crops alive during drought. The report comes from Malawi.

Planting nitrogen-rich trees that also provide fuelwood

Around ten years ago the government of the Gambia earmarked a strip of land along the Atlantic coast for tourism development. More recently, land in the same area is being used to provide affordable housing for civil servants. The chief of one village affected by these policies describes the prob...

As cities expand to cover farmland with roads and buildings, the conflict between traditional land rights, and modern systems of ownership and distribution become very clear. This report comes from Blantyre in Malawi, where city authorities now charge rent on land that was once freely owned.

Malgré tous les discours officiels concernant les préoccupations de « genre » en matière de développement, les femmes rurales sont encore trop souvent marginalisées et oubliées dans les prises de décision qui les concernent pourtant au plus haut point.

Animal réputé prolifique, le lapin est aussi une très bonne source de protéine animale, pauvre en graisses et en cholestérol donc très bon pour la santé.

Guimbi, c’est le nom choisi par un groupe de femmes burkinabées pour leur Club d’Épargne et de Crédit, le Club Guimbi, en souvenir d’une princesse burkinabé, Guimbi Ouattara.

En Côte d’Ivoire les structures de micro finance ne manquent pas, des structures qui remportent des succès divers.