Swimming in tomatoes and bananas, farmers count cost of Covid

“With many now lacking purchasing power, the demand for some commodities remains low,” he said.

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Failure to recognise land rights linked to spread of diseases

A study of more than 40 countries found many local people’s land claims were being ignored, amid increasing deforestation and wildlife exploitation.

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Hit by worsening drought, Zimbabwe taps funding for water-wise farming

A consortium of 10 development and research organisations, led by Danish humanitarian agency DanChurchAid, has drilled two solar-powered boreholes

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As coronavirus steals jobs, urban Kenyans look to rural families for food

“We did not have any money, and we needed to survive,” she said.

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Renewed tensions over commercial farming on Ugandan abandoned land

All three companies, which operate separately, deny any forced evictions or human rights violations and say they bought the land legally.

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Tomato farmers count losses to wild weather and lockdown

Too little rainfall and then too much has paired with coronavirus impacts in Central Africa, leaving growers struggling

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