food security
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From theory to practice: Building livelihoods through agroforestry
In Kisangani, Democratic Republic of the Congo, hands-on, long-term agroforestry training is helping young entrepreneurs build businesses, improve food security…
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When communities open their doors: Inside Cameroon’s Climate-Smart Villages
In Cameroon’s North and Far North regions, six Climate-Smart Villages are testing practical ways for communities to adapt to drought,…
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When planting becomes a decision, not a gamble
Climate information is helping rice farmers in northern Côte d’Ivoire choose better planting windows.
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Communities strengthen zoonotic disease surveillance in southern Zambia
Communities in southern Zambia are helping veterinary services detect animal diseases earlier through local reporting, anthrax vaccination and better livestock…
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The future of food is dry: Reimagining dryland agriculture
Drylands produce 44 per cent of global food, yet international markets treat them as deficits. Building climate stability requires moving…
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Domesticating indigenous fruit trees to improve nutrition and conserve the miombo woodlands
Farmers across Southern Africa are cultivating wild loquat through modern propagation techniques, turning a threatened forest resource into a stable…
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Drylands are feeding the world. Why are they still overlooked?
Drylands support one-third of humanity and supply almost half of the world’s food, yet they remain largely overlooked in climate…
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Tree-based biopesticides can boost food security, protect the environment and strengthen Africa’s economy
More than a decade ago, my colleagues and I reviewed the status of botanical pesticides derived from trees and other plant species…
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What we do and don’t know about wild meat in Asia and the Pacific
Editor’s note: This article was originally published on the Sustainable Use of Wild Species Transformative Partnership Platform (SU-TPP) website. “In…
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“Petit Robert” shows how local knowledge strengthens wildlife conservation in Cameroon
In the lush, biodiverse forests of southeastern Cameroon, conservation is not just a technical challenge — it is a cultural, ecological and historical…
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Malawi: Why conservation success hinges on rural livelihoods
Across Africa, the expansion of conservation areas often collides with the needs of a growing population and a developing economy.…
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Two strategies, one vision for Ethiopia’s sustainable food future
Kelil Beshah did not set out to transform his farm. He planted avocado trees because they seemed like a good…
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How genebanks are protecting Africa’s threatened wild food plants
Across Africa, wild food plants — especially fruit trees and vegetables — quietly sustain people’s diets and livelihoods. Yet many of these valuable species,…
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Study: Amazonian wildlife feeds millions
Across the vast Amazon rainforest, people have hunted a wide array of animals — mammals, reptiles, birds, fish and amphibians…
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From hunting to enterprise: How training and cooperatives are transforming livelihoods
For nearly 25 years, Elliot Mudenda relied on hunting to support his family in Nyawa Chiefdom in southern Zambia. He had started as a farmer,…
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