Climate change
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Women cultivate their way out of Zimbabwe’s grinding rural poverty
Jan 31, 2017By Andrew Mambondiyani Bernadette Sithole beamed with joy as she picked some vegetables from the local community garden, which had various crops ranging from okra to maize and butternut – a new crop growing in... -
Rural Businesses, Climate Change and Other Reports
Jan 23, 2017Every week, Rural Reporters collate reports on development in rural Africa and its environs. The reports include some of our top picks from recent must-read research, interviews, reports, blogs and in-depth articles which have been carefully... -
Hand Over: A Sustainable Human-Centred Approach to Solving Egypt Housing Problems
Dec 24, 2016To create a real community development, each segment of the community has something to contribute. That is the principle behind Hand Over, a human-centred award winning social enterprise solving housing deficit in Egypt. Similar to Latin... -
What are the key issues in gender-sensitive climate-smart agriculture?
Nov 30, 2016Climate-smart agriculture (CSA), an approach introduced by the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) in 2010 to the global agriculture and climate change community, promises to address agricultural productivity, mitigation and adaptation dilemmas... -
Climate change education, awareness and communication as bedrock to a climate-resilient Zimbabwe
Nov 25, 2016Key messages There are legal and constitutional provisions which allow for creativity and imagination in climate-resilience issues in Zimbabwe. Communicators have a role to play in conveying climate messages to various audiences/readers. The country’s leadership needs... -
Rural Health Workers, Development Conversations and Other Reports
Oct 4, 2016A lot has happened in rural development in the past week. However, as part of our tradition, we bring you some of the most important reports on development in rural Africa and its environs. The reports... -
Zimbabwe Rural Farmers Receive Automatic Weather Stations
Jul 15, 2016By Wallace Mawire Two automatic weather stations have been installed at some of Zimbabwe’s rural communities to enable farmers to receive reliable and timely weather and climate information for agriculture planning. The stations were installed at... -
Farmers in Zimbabwe Receive Early Warning Radio
Jul 14, 2016By Wallace Mawire The Meteorological services department in Zimbabwe, with support from the Chinese government, has distributed about 1,600 early warning radios to farmers throughout the country. The radio will enable these farmers to receive alert about... -
Domestic Violence in Rural Ghana and Other Reports
Jun 20, 2016Every week, Rural Reporters collate reports on development in rural Africa and its environs. The reports include some of our top picks from recent must-read research, interviews, reports, blogs and in-depth articles which have been carefully... -
Lack of Water in Rural Liberia School and Other Reports
Jun 6, 2016Every week, Rural Reporters collate reports on development in rural Africa and its environs. The reports include some of our top picks from recent must-read research, interviews, reports, blogs and in-depth articles which have been carefully...