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FARM-Africa Holiday Gifts |
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 The Constant Gardener
In Africa's poorest countries, many farmers are unable to grow the food they need to keep their families healthy. |
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 Raiders of the Lost Egg
In poor countries like Ethiopia, many families only have a small plot of dry land to farm. Inevitably, if the rains fail, they struggle to grow enough food to survive. |
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Splash
In the driest parts of Africa, food is obviously difficult to grow and therefore scarce. |
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A Taste of Honey
In African countries like Tanzania, many families rely on the forest for charcoal, which they sell to earn a living. |
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Goatbusters
In Africa's rural areas, many poor families rely on their land to survive. But with such barren earth to farm and unreliable rains, they struggle to harvest enough food to stay healthy. |
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Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit
Many children in poor African countries will become farmers when they grow up.Sadly, without help, they will face the same struggle as their parents – trying to grow enough food to survive from the barren earth. |
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FARM-Africa works at a grassroots level with rural communities in eastern Africa, providing long term solutions to poverty. By working with farmers and herders to introduce new and innovative ways to increase food production and manage natural resources, we aim to improve their food security in a sustainable way.
Most Africans are small holder farmers - relying on just a few hectares to feed their families and grow surplus crops for sale. FARM-Africa invests in new technologies such as improved seeds and combines them with key skill training and access to water to irrigate land. We believe these are the corner stones to helping these farmers find a permanent way out of poverty – enabling them to be self sufficient and feed their families without the need for handouts. |
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