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People & Culture

From old plants and old ways, a new African agriculture

How the return of Indigenous knowledge could help change how the continent farms
  • Dec 11, 2018
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  • 1 minutes
Photo: Courtesy of Chika Ezeanya-Esiobu Expand Image
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Once on the verge of being forgotten in some parts of Africa, Indigenous agricultural knowledge is poised to make a comeback. Part of an ongoing series of stories about innovative projects in the developing world, a partnership between the International Development Research Centre and Canadian Geographic.

Visit the Charting Change website to read “From old plants and old ways, a new African agriculture”.

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