Farms

While more and more Nigerian youth are encouraged today with hopes of a profitable career in agriculture, there is little discussion about the challenges awaiting them if they do decide to hop in. From the very beginning, they face huge financial hurdles – the nation’s banks and financial houses are not likely to fund agri-projects […]

Soil. It’s like the air we breathe – we can’t live without it. It provides our food, cleans our water, supports our ecosystems and livelihoods, and even gives us lifesaving medicines. But we aren’t doing enough to protect it and our landscapes are in trouble. This is why the CGIAR Research Program on Water, Land […]

Conservative estimates state that the world is losing 24 billion tons of fertile soil each year.  That’s 3.4 tons lost every year for every person on the planet. In Africa alone, land degradation affects 67% of agricultural lands, with about 490 million hectares showing erosion and declining vegetation. Left unchecked, this will have huge impact […]

In many countries, economic expansion and population growth has led to an increased demand for houses and office buildings. And if there is one thing you need to build over here in Indonesia, then it is “a brick”. The link between “agriculture” and “brick making” might not be obvious at first, but if I were […]

Los jóvenes de las zonas rurales del Perú enfrentan una época difícil: la falta de oportunidades de empleo amenazan su calidad de vida, y la agricultura tradicional basada en el uso indiscriminado de productos agroquímicos en los cultivos no solo significa que nos estamos alimentando con productos llenos de químicos, sino que muchas veces representa […]

Un jeune agriculteur sénégalais demande un arrêt du phénomène de “landgrabbing” pour le future des pays Africaines. Contexte de l’agriculture en Afrique Au début des indépendances, l’Afrique au même titre que l’occident possédait des atouts provenant du secteur agricole pour assurer son développement. Mais au début des années 80, la détérioration des termes de l’échange, […]