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Africa: Farmers Build Resilience with Genebank Seeds

eriinfo.com5 months ago09 mins

In Ghana, farmers can generally get hold of just a few varieties of Bambara groundnut to plant. But this is beginning to change, thanks to a new way of connecting farmers with seeds from the national genebank. This is giving farmers a chance to grow varieties that may be more suited to their needs and…

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Africa: From Seeds to Strength – How Rwanda’s Model Villages Offer a Pathway to Resilience

eriinfo.com6 months ago012 mins

On any given morning in Rwanda’s Mukindo Sector, Gisagara District, you’ll hear goats bleating from their pens, while chickens peck at the dusty paths between homes. Just beyond the fields, a group of women gather beneath a tree. They have come together to record the latest births in the village’s livestock-sharing programme — a system…