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How send-a-cow-to-Africa charity has changed lives

A Devon farmer’s idea to send cows to Uganda has grown into an organisation offering training in sustainable farming and business skills across rural east Africa.  When dairy farmer David…

NEWS

Farmers striving for better future for Guinea

With its fertile soils, favourable climate and ample rainfall, Guinea should be one of Africa’s biggest food-producing nations. But it isn’t – at least not yet. The west African country’s…

DAIRY

UK farmer on the challenges of managing a Sudan dairy

Desert conditions and tropical temperatures up to 50C make North Sudan one of the toughest climates in which to run a dairy herd. For Mark Yearsley, who relocated to Alwaha…

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Dairying in drought: Australia and South Africa

The UK may have battled one of the wettest winters on record, but across the world, the El Nino effect is causing severe water shortages. Low rainfall is causing poor…

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How a Devon farming couple brought water to Kenya

One split-second decision made on a dairy farm in Devon during a particularly wet August day in 2012 has changed the lives of 1,600 people in North Central Kenya. When…

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Video: Bridging the rice yield gap in Guinea

Rice is the main staple in Guinea and it plays a big part in diets in western and central Africa, as in many regions of the world. Most rice is…

INTERNATIONAL AGRICULTURE

International agriculture: Prospects for Guinea

Guinea was once the major agricultural producer among the French colonies of western Africa. Over the past few decades, the sector has stagnated. Agriculture remains below its potential, representing 24%…

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News

Egg projects launched to counter malnutrition

Two new projects have been launched by the International Egg Foundation (IEF) in its first few months, designed to help change people’s lives in Southern Africa. The IEF is a…

British farmers can 'learn from Third World'

Britain should boost food output by adopting the sort of low-impact farming methods used in developing countries, suggests a United Nations report. Eco-farming methods used by small-scale farmers in the…

Egg producers step up food aid

Egg producers around the world have been contributing to food aid programmes. According to research by the International Egg Commission, more than 17m eggs have been donated in the past…

Africa 100 appeal cash benefits thousands

Money raised by British farmers is helping to secure food supplies for 12,000 people in western Kenya, according to the NFU. More than £200,000 was raised for NFU's Africa 100…

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Farmers striving for better future for Guinea

With its fertile soils, favourable climate and ample rainfall, Guinea should be one of Africa’s biggest food-producing nations. But it isn’t – at least not yet. The west African country’s…

Video: Bridging the rice yield gap in Guinea

Rice is the main staple in Guinea and it plays a big part in diets in western and central Africa, as in many regions of the world. Most rice is…

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