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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 Format Read the original story on Exposure 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. ....
IOM, Migration and Youth Vientiane – The International Organization for Migration (IOM) recently (06/12) interacted with the young crowd in advancing volunteerism and showcasing the link between migration and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) during the Youth for SDGs Laos Conference held in celebration of International Volunteer Day 2020. At an academic event organized by Zero Waste Laos, to encourage the youth to take actions for the achievement of SDGs under the theme ‘Together We Can, through Volunteering’, IOM set up an interactive booth and hosted educational activities aimed at raising awareness on migration related issues and its growing relevance in the realization of the SDGs. ....