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Gold medal speed skater signs up to be farmer for fundraising campaign
A new initiative invites groups and individuals to sponsor an acre
The gift of water 28 years later
Bila farmers are producing wealth thanks to small-scale irrigation, but who is reaping the rewards?
Project shows link between healthy soils and healthy people
A unique project is improving nutrition and incomes through better farming practices
Wanted: technicians who know how to operate a pitchfork
Volunteers sought for biggest-ever threshing bee in 2016
Increasing food security and nutrition
More families are eating better food more often
Can conservation agriculture save Africa’s soils?
Adoption rates are slow, but it may be the continent’s best — and last — hope
In Zambia, investing in farmers keeps kids in school
Families who see improved yields under conservation agriculture use the extra income to pay school fees
Mulch, mice and ‘the man problem’ hold up CA adoption
Women are interested in producing food while men are more interested in growing cash crops using conventional methods
Grow less maize and produce more food
Boosting yield allows seeding less maize as ‘insurance,’ and adding more profitable and nutritious crops to the rotation
Dropping the hoe and doubling the yield
Minimum tillage makes for dramatic improvements for this family in Malawi