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Rural Areas
Posts in this category are about Rural Areas, which can be defined as agricultural areas or simply less densely populated areas. It is possible to encourage economic opportunities in rural areas while preserving the health of ecosystems by supporting sustainable forms of agriculture, forestry, and tourism. Protecting key areas from development and providing continuity of land ownership will maintain the character of rural areas. Also, establishing beneficial market links with nearby towns and cities will help keep ownership of land resources broad-based and local.
(Adapted from ConservationEconomy.net)
MALAWI: Patrilineal Inheritance Prevents Women's Access to Land
LILONGWE, Mar 9 (IPS) - Mercy Gondwe, 51, from Rumphi in northern Malawi,
was married for 34 years. When her husband died in 2008, she
assumed she would inherit the land they had been cultivating
together since they got married. But this was not the case.
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(0)TANZANIA: Weather Changes Turn Farming into Gamble with Nature
DAR-ES-SALAAM, Mar 10 (IPS) - Changes in weather patterns have turned agriculture
into a gamble with nature for Tanzanian farmers. Prolonged
droughts and floods have made the lives of small-scale farmers,
who don't have access to irrigation, extremely difficult.
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Monsanto Chief Technology Officer to Discuss Company's Research and Development Efforts to Increase Farm Productivity
Innovation in agriculture has brought improved productivity and new value to farmers, Monsanto Company's Robb Fraley will tell investors today at the Credit Suisse Global Agrochemicals Conference in London. That value will continue to translate to ...
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