Postcard from Ethiopia: Eleven countries, one REDD+ forest challenge
20 May 2013
The challenge of putting in place REDD+ schemes that genuinely benefit poor people is almost head-mashingly complicated.
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Postcard from Kenya: "I don't know what we will eat tonight"
25 April 2013
A few weeks ago I returned to central Kenya’s Kitui district – an area blighted by extreme poverty and frequent droughts.
Postcard from Tanzania: Struggles for smallholder farmers
11 April 2013
Nicknamed the breadbasket of Tanzania, Morogoro is famous for its fertile lands and plentiful rainfall. But many smallholder farmers currently grow only enough food survive on, not to sell.
Postcard from Ethiopia: "We can't live without the forest"
21 March 2013
It's the first International Day of Forests – a day to celebrate the value that forests bring, particularly to the communities that live in and near them.
"The hand pump is our heart": Creating a future for women and girls in Ethiopia
07 March 2013
Kidan Desta is a young Ethiopian girl whose life has changed forever thanks to a well dug in her village by Farm Africa.
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