A typical agrarian community is a rural area where people of similar cultural values live together; sharing ideas and information, producing similar crops and possibly carrying out similar agricultural practices. Dissemination of this information...
For every food sovereign nation, the market is a powerhouse that helps improve the food chains and its system, with a strong market structure that supports it and the market forces (the forces of demand and supply) that are self regulatory. Not...
In today's world, food production is no longer a hobby for the farmers but a business of wellness and satisfaction - where consumers have a preference for food that satisfies their needs (health, social and environmental needs). Thus, how food is...
Over the last 15 years working with smallholder farmers, I have come to terms with the increasing importance of private agricultural extension services after the demise of public agricultural extension services. This is necessary as farmers need...
Everyday, more people are being born to our world, and more food is required to sustain them - There are many mouths to eat, many stomachs to be filled with nutritious food - but only few farmers produce food. More sadly, the majority of these...
Women grow food, women are involved in paid and unpaid labour on the farm, women are involved in trading and processing of food, women prepare food for the family and women cater for the overall well-being of the family. In more and more of these...
The story of every farmer on the field is full of tales of many challenges, sacrifices and few successes. For every success recorded comes with a huge cost paid. Everyday, there is a farmer paying this huge cost in every corner of the World to ensure...
