By Moses Zangar, Jr.
For years, Kennedy Chilepa struggled to eke out a living growing maize and cowpeas on his farm in Zambia’s Mambwe District, where crop yields often take a big hit due to severe dry spells and floods, jeopardizing food security.
Chilepa and many small-scale farmers in the country’s east had long relied on traditional farming methods to manage their crops. But such traditional know-how has become increasingly unreliable and are no longer sufficient to cope with a changing climate.
Farmer Field School at Ngambwa camp in Nyimba district listen to the Camp Extension Officer Photo by Turnbull Chama at FAO
Breaking the cycle of poor harvests
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With GCF-funding, Farmer Field Schools are helping farming communities in Zambia become better equipped with knowledge & capacity to adapt & turn climate risks into climate resilience.
For years, Kennedy Chilepa struggled to eke out a living growing maize and cowpeas on his farm in Zambia’s Mambwe District, where crop yields often take a big hit due to severe dry spells and floods, jeopardizing food security.
Chilepa and many small-scale farmers in the country’s east had long relied on traditional farming methods to manage their crops. But such traditional know-how has become increasingly unreliable and are no longer sufficient to cope with a changing climate.
3 Organizations Fighting Poverty in Tanzania
TACOMA, Washington Tanzania is a country in East Africa that gained independence in 1964. Although the country’s GDP increased by 10% from 2007 to 2012, the numbers have decreased in recent years. Tanzania is still home to more than 25 million people who live on less than $1.90 per day. Tanzania’s high poverty rate is rooted in central agriculture, education and healthcare issues. However, there are 3 organizations fighting poverty in Tanzania.
Recoda and Agriculture in Tanzania
More than 75% of Tanzania’s population relies on the agricultural sector for employment and faces challenges in unpredictable weather and a lack of infrastructure. Additionally, Tanzania’s rapidly growing population contributes to an increase in subsistence farming rather than growing farms. Recoda, founded in 2000, aims to reduce poverty and food insecurity by bringing research and community initiatives to Tanzania’s subsistence farming population.
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