Nuraddeen Haruna Idris, 21, a Correspondent from Yobe State, Nigeria, writes that rice farming can boost Nigeria’s economic status by providing employment and using investment that now goes to imports. Rice farming will boost the economic status of Nigeria because agriculture is a branch of the economy that provides employment for about 30 per cent of the …

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Hunger and food insecurity are on the increase in rural Uganda, writes Munguongeyo Ivan, 24, a Correspondent from Kampala, Uganda.  The most vulnerable segments of the population are women and children, especially in the Karamoja region in the North Eastern parts of Uganda. I feel overwhelmed and disturbed about such news because the pre-colonial and …

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Nancy Saili, 25, a Correspondent from Solwezi in Zambia, notes that agricultural is the backbone of the Zambian economy,  alleviating problems of poverty and offering sustainable  economic growth. But local climate change has affected crop yields, prompting need for new practices. Developing world countries like Zambia rely heavily on rain-fed agriculture and are adversely affected by …

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The 9th Commonwealth Youth Ministers Meeting recently held in Uganda has been considered a success by many youth participants, writes Kiiza Saddam Hussein, a Correspondent from Uganda who spoke with participants at the close of the meetings. During the meetings, a number of youth-led ventures and projects were shared. To those youths who had never …

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The adverse effects climate change and variability mean that agriculture needs existing support services, but Mzeziti Mwanza, 25, a Correspondent from Lusaka in Zambia, advocates for increased inclusion of other support services. Developing countries have population of over 3.1 billion living in rural areas, with a quarter of those people living in extreme poverty.  In Zambia, …

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Given the realities of climate change, Wathsaridu Karunarathna,  26, a Correspondent from Sri Lanka, believes a more sustainable approach to farming is needed in his country. He suggests that permaculture would be beneficial to agriculture in Sri Lanka. World Environment Day 2018 was celebrated just last month, under the theme “Beat plastic pollution. Across the world, discussions …

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Unpredictable weather, price volatility and post-harvest losses could be a thing of the past, writes Michael Gyekye, 26, a Commonwealth Correspondent from Ghana, who believes data and AI are the future of farming. A wealth of information is hidden in daily figures on farming activities, local environmental conditions and global market activity. What if this …

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