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Outgrower Systems Hold Promise for Smallholder African Farmers
African agriculture is poised for a boom. Investors are buying large tracts of land as commodity prices rise and Africa’s business climate improves. But will this mean higher rural incomes and a better quality of life for smallholder farmers? A new joint report from IFAD and TechnoServe highlights the promise and challenges outgrower schemes.
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- Agriculture
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After Mother’s Day, Lets Talk About The Human Leaky Faucet
Drip, drip drip. This isn’t a loose pipe ... it’s your body. Try as you might, you can’t stop the urine and feces from dripping down your legs. With your private parts torn apart, you now have a steady stream of human waste trickling out of you. You have a fistula. It’s time this cringe-worthy word becomes a part of the anti-poverty conversation.
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- Agriculture