A crops specialist and a livestock specialist from the Matopos research station describe technologies being developed to support smallholder farmers experiencing drought
Search results
Showing items 1 through 9 of 52.-
Library ResourceMultimediaDecember, 2003Zimbabwe, Southern Africa, Africa
-
Library ResourceMultimediaDecember, 2001Malawi, Southern Africa, Africa
As cities expand to cover farmland with roads and buildings, the conflict between traditional land rights, and modern systems of ownership and distribution become very clear. This report comes from Blantyre in Malawi, where city authorities now charge rent on land that was once freely owned.
-
Library ResourceMultimediaDecember, 2003Zimbabwe, Southern Africa, Africa
A senior agricultural extension officer for Matabeleland North province in Zimbabwe describes how the extension service is helping farmers to cope with less reliable rainfall.
-
Library ResourceMultimediaDecember, 2001Gambia, Africa, Western Africa
Around ten years ago the government of the Gambia earmarked a strip of land along the Atlantic coast for tourism development. More recently, land in the same area is being used to provide affordable housing for civil servants. The chief of one village affected by these policies describes the problem of land shortage he now faces.
-
Library ResourceMultimediaDecember, 2001Kenya, Eastern Africa, Africa
Mr. Situma Mwichebe talking to Ann Mikia about the reality of water rights in Kenya.
-
Library ResourceConference Papers & ReportsDecember, 2004Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa
-
Library ResourceMultimediaDecember, 2003Africa, Eastern Africa
Farmers perception of soil fertility. The role of farmers field schools in knowledge transfer.
-
Library ResourceMultimediaDecember, 2003Southern Africa, Africa
The role of soil erosion, organic and inorganic inputs for soil fertility management in South Africa
-
Library ResourceMultimediaDecember, 2001Cameroon, Middle Africa, Africa
Jin Jokwi Simon, the provincial chief for water and sanitation in North West Cameroon, explaining that irrigated agriculture may soon raise the issue of water rights in the province.
-
Library ResourceMultimediaDecember, 2001Zimbabwe, Southern Africa, Africa
For much of the last century the Fengu people living near Bulawayo in Zimbabwe, have held title deeds to their land. In this report the chief of the Fengu explains how the title deeds have helped them, and how his people are responding to the current land redistribution programme in Zimbabwe.
Land Library Search
Through our robust search engine, you can search for any item of the over 64,800 highly curated resources in the Land Library.
If you would like to find an overview of what is possible, feel free to peruse the Search Guide.