Read full article By Sree Devi Lakshmikutty @ BioBasics Photo Credit: BioBasics What are Millets? The types of millets are many. Millets are hardy grasses with small seeds that grow well in dry zones as rain-fed crops, often where rice and wheat do...
Read full article By One Acre Fund News Photo Credit When maize crops were threatened in Kenya, so were our farmers’ livelihoods. An Unanticipated ProblemIf you’ve ever visited Kenya, you have likely come across ugali, a stiff porridge usually made from maize...
Read full article by By Hannah Seo @ GreenBiz Photo Credit: GreenBiz With storms to the east and wildfires to the west, the climate crisis is at the forefront of public consciousness. But aside from dramatic disasters, another pernicious threat comes with a warming...
Read full article by By Beatrice Chinyem Oganah-Ikujenyo @ Leadership Photo Credit: ICRISAT FAO is calling for co-operation and solidarity to help the most vulnerable (low-income earners, children, adolescents, pregnant and lactating mothers) to recover from the...
Read full article y Clementine O’Connor @ UN Environment Programme Photo Credit: UN Photo/Fred Noy Industrialized farming has been a reliable way to produce lots of food, at a relatively low cost. But it’s not the bargain it was once believed to be. Unsustainable...