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 focus of climate talks has been on how little time is left is for global action. But climate change has already made tobacco farming, potentially a route out of poverty, unviable for some.
Sustainable financial inclusion in Nigeria requires interventions that strengthen financial capability, participation and well-being of small-scale farmers.
The interplay of poverty, inequality, urbanisation and the industrial food system leaves low-income families with limited access to fresh, healthy foods.
Mechanisation of agricultural activity can help many African countries unlock underutilised agricultural potential. But there are serious obstacles which must be removed.
Reader, Dept. of Agricultural Economics and Farm Management,College of Agricultural Management and Rural Dev, Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta