Capacity development

From hunting to enterprise in Nyawa, Zambia

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For nearly 25 years, Elliot Mudenda relied on hunting to support his family in Nyawa Chiefdom in southern Zambia. He had started as a farmer, but recurring droughts gradually made farming unreliable and unproductive.  With few alternative income options available, hunting became a means for survival.   However, Elliot knew the risks — the predawn darkness. The hours spent tracking game through … Read more

Strengthening seed systems under Regreening Africa II

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Across Ethiopia’s highlands and drylands, millions of hectares of once-productive soil lie degraded — stripped of vegetation, battered by erosion and increasingly unable to support the farming communities that depend on them.  Regreening Africa was established to confront that challenge at scale. Working across multiple countries in sub-Saharan Africa, the initiative promotes farmer-led restoration practices … Read more