Beyond Increasing Yield, a Call for Food Safety

At a time like this when the need for more food is much more important, farmers are encouraged to cultivate more land, increase their productivity and yield, in order to meet the needs of the ever increasing population. In developing countries, the...

Looking Beyond Synthetic Pesticides

As the impact of climate change is being felt in many countries, farming communities have not been left out, causing major change in the ecosystem. Disruption in the ecosystem has led to increased incidence, causing major crop losses over the last...

Intergenerational Knowledge Sharing and Sustainable Business Models

In many developing countries, a smallholding farm is a business case; as it empowers and engages millions of rural populace in economic activities – a source of employment and livelihood. Also, it is transgenerational; smallholding enterprises are...

Food insecurity: More Hungry People, a Danger to Our National Security

Food is a powerful asset of any nation; it can serve as a weapon for the purpose of defense as well as for attack. So, having sufficient food at all times is a MUST and can only be achieved through deliberate efforts. Therefore, food security is a...

Food Security: Crisis and Recovery Management should be Intentional

Agriculture belongs to a sector that is vulnerable to several risks or shocks. These risks can crystallize anytime, especially those directly related to the impact of climate change. Beyond putting measures to mitigate the impact of these shocks, the...

A Productive Farmer Needs a Working Market

One of the key issues faced by farmers is accessing the market constantly for their produce and the ability of the market to absorb the large quantities of produce at all times (especially during the peak period). It is established that the majority...

Translating the Power of Agricultural Knowledge into Practical Skills for Food Security

Over the last years, knowledge gap has been a recurrent issue within the agriculture sector, where farmers lack the requisite knowledge to achieve productivity.

The Journey to Food Insecurity: When Flood Calls, who would Save the Farmers?

The issue of flooding is becoming a frequent occurrence year-in-year-out. Thousands of hectares of farmland have been submerged in floods leading to total loss of crops and revenue for the farmers.

Policies Somersaults: Policies are Many, Impact is Mini

In the agricultural sector, there are several policies formulated that are unknown to even the stakeholders. For the known policies; some addressed the issues or its objectives whereas others just occupied the space. In some cases, summersaults are...

Zero Hunger: Rainfed Farming Can No Longer Feed Us

In many developing countries, agriculture has been the mainstay of their economy, employing millions of people as smallholder farmers and farm workers.

Food Security: Where there is Trust, there is Progress

Over the years, working with new groups of farmers comes with different tasks. One of these key activities is building trust as a professional; where farmers interact with our extension officers.

Food Sovereignty: Our Food System is our Own Asset

Food sovereignty is a system where those who cultivate, distribute and consume food, have the autonomy to control the processes and policies on the food system.