Agriculture
- The future of pastoralism in a changing climate
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Pastoralism is a free-range livestock production system. It is practised in all of Africa’s dryland regions, and in some communities it is the main source of food security and income. But will pastoralism survive as the climate changes? This issue of Joto Afrika provides research findings, lessons learnt and success stories from across Africa.
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- Burkina Faso: Organic cotton under threat from GM cotton
- I. Maiga / 2011
- The number of farmers growing genetically modified cotton in Burkina Faso has risen sharply in recent years. Organic cotton production had been increasing, but the spread of GM cotton is now threateni...
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