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Improved manure management – getting more from a limited resource
June 5, 2017 Editor 0
A farmer and his son stand in front of their new manure collection structure. Photo credit: Sebastian Scott. In the cropping season of 2015/2016, Africa RISING expanded its work in Zambia under the Sustainable Intensification theme to trials on improved manure handling. This work is led by Grassroots Trusts in collaboration with CRS. Many smallholder […]
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Economic diversification: A priority for action, now more than ever
June 5, 2017 Editor 0
The global economy is stagnating, and uncertainty about its future is rising. These trends weigh heavily on countries that depend on the production and export of a small range of products, or that sell products in only a few overseas markets. Prices of the minerals and other basic commodities that dominate the exports of many […]
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Conservation agriculture for Zambia – A resilient technology in times of climate change
January 8, 2016 Editor 0
Mr. Richard Soko in his farm. He planted maize-cowpea rotation as part of his ongoing engagement in conservation agriculture Climate variability and change is one of the most serious threats to mankind and already affects smallholder farmers in Zambia. Irregular rainfall patterns causing variations in the onset and cessation of rainfall always have a direct […]
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Teaching development skills on three continents
June 12, 2015 Editor 0
This summer, dozens of people in Colombia will learn how to make trash-picking into viable, sustainable businesses, while others in India will learn about low-cost, locally based approaches to medicine and health care. In Botswana, members of local desert populations will work on improved ways of making use of their constrained resources. It’s all part […]
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Top 10 Challenges that ICT Entrepreneurs Face in Zambia
March 14, 2014 Editor 0
Recently Wayan Vota brought up the issue, Where Are the B2B Plays in African ICT Start-Ups? If you’re an entrepreneur, I believe that this is the question you should be asking right now. When we launched Impact Enterprises in Zambia in June 2013, we did so believing every country has potential for growth and creativity. […]
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The economic cost of gender inequality
September 29, 2013 Editor 0
Madame Ngetsi of the Democratic Republic of the Congo is one of thousands of women in the world who—despite their talent, drive, and potential to contribute to the economic development of their countries—may never be able to fulfill their dreams of starting their own businesses. Their dreams may be dashed because of outdated legislation that […]
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