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We know industrial farming needs to change. But regenerative agriculture may not be the transformation our global food system needs.
The constitutional right to food puts food systems and agricultural development firmly on the national development agenda.
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South Africa needs a more holistic approach to farming systems.
The farmers’ predicament can’t be viewed in isolation and must be understood within the context of global processes beyond their control.
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The state controls and regulates small farmers’ environmental practices without addressing what forces them to follow these practices.
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The internet and smartphones have enabled customers to make more informed choices by using sites where customers share their experiences.
Belo Horizonte’s traditional food market.
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The interplay of poverty, inequality, urbanisation and the industrial food system leaves low-income families with limited access to fresh, healthy foods.
Developing countries present an opportunity for agroecological innovations to help small-scale farmers.
Farmer-led irrigation comes in many different shapes and forms.
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The green revolution: small-scale, informal irrigation is expanding in Zimbabwe and small scale farmers are leading the way.
Rapid urbanisation is one of the reasons that Nigeria’s demand for rice is so high.
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Nigeria’s agricultural sector simply isn’t equipped to produce the amount of rice to meet demand.
A diversity of seeds on sale in Nanyuki market, Kenya.
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Developing countries could leapfrog industrial agriculture systems by moving to agroecology.
Cassava leaves at a market in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
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Technology is changing how plant diseases are recognised and dealt with by small scale farmers in Africa.
Promoting mechanisation for small scale farmers in Africa is proving incredibly difficult.
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Mechanisation of agricultural activity can help many African countries unlock underutilised agricultural potential. But there are serious obstacles which must be removed.
School feeding schemes play a major role across Africa.
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Getting local farmers involved in school feeding schemes has the potential to boost livelihoods and revitalise rural economies in Africa.
Children walk through a maize plantation in Zimbabwe, one of the countries in which irrigated areas might be double the officially-recognised area.
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Official statistics in Tanzania do not capture small-scale irrigation, meaning that it’s impact is unclear. Yet new research reveals that it’s two to three times greater than previously thought