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A woman drying red chillies outside her hut in Niger State, north central Nigeria. Photo by Jorge Fernández/LightRocket via Getty Images

Poor rural infrastructure holds back food production by small Nigerian farmers

Abiodun Olusola Omotayo, North-West University; Abeeb Babatunde Omotoso, North-West University, and Saidat Adebola Daud

For Nigeria to feed its growing population efficiently and support food production by small farm holders, investment in rural infrastructure is key.
The key to Rwanda’s agricultural success is good partnership between nongovernmental organisations, the private sector and the government. Sam Thompson/DFID Rwanda

Food for thought from the land of a thousand hills

Gordon Conway, Imperial College London

Despite numerous challenges, Rwanda has made significant agricultural strides.
In semi-arid areas, climate information that is tailored to farmers’ needs can reduce their vulnerability to climate change. Lucia Scodanibbio

Lessons from semi-arid regions on how to adapt to climate change

Gina Ziervogel, University of Cape Town; Kate Kloppers, University of Cape Town, and Lucia Scodanibbio, University of Cape Town

Building on local experience and having access to current and expected climate trends is crucial to adapting to climate change for farmers in semi-arid regions.

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  1. Agriculture
  2. Climate change
  3. Climate change adaptation
  4. Farming
  5. Farming subsidies
  6. Peacebuilding
  7. RandD
  8. rural farming
  9. Small holders

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