🌿 Environment 6d ago · Charles Mpaka

Malawi agroecologists see opportunity in Gulf fertilizer supply disruption

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Malawi agroecologists see opportunity in Gulf fertilizer supply disruption
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As the first rays of the sun streak through the misty morning early in June, James Singano spits into his right hand for a good grip of the hoe handle. With one swing, he brings down a shrub. Malawi’s farming season is five months away, but Singano has started clearing the land where he inter-crops maize, a staple food here, with pigeon peas. He is one of the more than 4 million smallholder farmers that depend on subsistence farming and contribute significantly to national food security by produ

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