Now that farmers have food, they are no longer spending so much time looking for basic sustenance. Now they are now involved with other development activities.

 

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I don’t have to wait for policy to change, but have a role to play in forming policy. I can now also help on a practical level and really change people’s lives.

If women are given more opportunities, Africa could realise food security in no time. — Gooday

ILRI researcher Marco Herrero is amazed by the ingenuity and adaptability of dryland farmers.

Africa needs home-grown solutions to its problems, agricultural economist Dr Ponniah Anandajayasekeram said in Windhoek, Namibia Tuesday.

The Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Programme (CAADP) has received a major boost as several countries have begun drawing on funds from a $22 billion pledge made by the G8.

Worldwide there are less than one million people employed by the big fisheries sector, but it is estimated that the artisanal sector employs 50 million people.

Researchers are proposing a review of distribution mechanisms for seed and fertiliser in Zambia’s seven-year Fertiliser Support Programme (FSP).

Restrictions on the movement of seeds in the SADC region because of agriculture legislation contributes to food insecurity.

Agriculture must be viewed as a vital force in our global mission to achieve the Millennium Development Goals.