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by Pukuta N Mwanza.Luangwa and Gwembe are two regions of Zambia which have been severely affected by five years of continuous drought. These droughts have left farmers poorer than before because they have been forced to sell their assets – livestock, equipment – and use up their savings to survive.
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by Dr Ann Ashworth.The benefits of fermentation have been recognised from the earliest times. There are records of fermented foods being used by the Sumerians, ancient Egyptians, Babylonians and Assyrians. Chinese descriptions of miso from soy sauce go back to 1000 BC. Other foods that are commonly fermented are milk (to make soured milks and yoghurt), cereals and cassava.
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An improved granary design Simple improvements to traditional granaries may reduce the loss of grains to pests and diseases without requiring financial outlay.
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There are many different blocks which may prevent the storing and preserving of food. Selling food Farmers may sell much or all of the food they produce immediately because:
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Greetings from the Kingdom of Swaziland. I’d like to share a few comments on the ferro-cement tank in Footsteps 30. Since 1994 I have been involved with a tank-building programme with local churches and several hundred have been constructed, both in Swaziland and South Africa. We have a good teaching video available in Zulu.
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I'd like to share some training activities which I have developed with the help of village people to encourage discussion on health and nutrition.
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by Pasteur Samuel Yameogo. Burkina Faso is a land-locked country in West Africa with only one short rainy season. There are often severe food shortages in the drier northern areas. Since the 1980s when there were several years of famine, community grain banks have become popular throughout the country, providing a village-based solution to critical food shortages. Grain banks make food supplies available at the hardest times of the year at carefully controlled prices. ODE has supported the ...
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by Drs Neela and Amitava Mukherjee. For the 350 million people in India who live below the poverty line, food security is literally a matter of life and death. Agriculture supports nearly 70% of the population in India, most of whom own less than 2 hectares of land.
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The Mahila Samakhya Programme of Bihar, India, began in the late 1980s with the aim of empowering women. In the state of Bihar, seven out of ten women are unable to read and write. The caste system is very strong. In addition, the ratio of women to men which used to be 1,060 to 1,000 is now only 911 to 1,000 – showing an alarming rise in the death rate of women.
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by Rosalyn Rappaport. Over 90% of people in the Gambia cook on wood fires and must spend their income or time fetching wood. The country is semi-arid. Both forests and the open, dry woodlands are shrinking as the growing population chops down trees and burns charcoal to supply its cooking stoves.
