Ministry of Agriculture

Forests and Crops Make Friendly Neighbors in Costa Rica

By Diego Arguedas Ortiz
While Latin America keeps expanding its agricultural frontier by converting large areas of forest, one country, Costa Rica, has taken a different path and is now a role model for a peaceful coexistence between food production and sustainable forestry.

‘Permaculture the African Way’ in Cameroon’s Only Eco-Village

By Mbom Sixtus
Marking a shift away from the growing trend of abandoning sustainable life styles and drifting from traditional customs and routines, Joshua Konkankoh is a Cameroonian farmer with a vision – that the answer to food insecurity lies in sustainable and organic methods of farming.

Kenya’s Economy Sees Growth at Top But No ‘Trickle-Down’

By Miriam Gathigah
David Kamau is a small-scale maize farmer in Nyeri, Central Kenya, some 153 kms from the capital Nairobi. He recently diversified into carrot farming but is still not making a profit.


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