The South African government has failed to reverse the decline in smallholder farming that began during apartheid. A different approach is needed to support smallholder livelihoods.
Smallholder farmers are bearing the brunt of climate change in sub-Saharan Africa. Deliberate steps are required to support them and boost agricultural output,
MIT Global Engineering and Research (GEAR) Lab researchers build low-cost, solar powered irrigation tools to make precision agriculture more accessible to small farms.