02. Zero hunger

The importance of educational centers in their modality of alternation ( 2weeks at school / 2weeks on the land), for the implementation of productive projects and self-sustainability of families.

Once the given livestock gives birth, the farmers have to pass it on to another family. In that way members are empowered and are able to build their own sustainable livelihood.

A timely, thought-provoking, and moving documentary on the plight of farmers in crisis. After experiencing severe drought for months, the starving Kidapawan farmers in the Philippines went to the streets on March 29, 2016 and blocked the road under the scorching heat of the sun to desperately beg for rice from the government.

In traditional cattle farming, the cows were a local breed. Nowadays, however, there is a new ‘modern’ breed of cow. The indigenous cows are small. But the pure-breed modern cows are larger and more productive than the traditional ones. Traditional cattle farming is a case of quantity over quality.

This story from far north Cameroon shows how rural women or local farmers are using organic fertilizer in growing crops as a way of combatting soil degradation.

If civil society organizations do not help policy makers to make the desired changes, we will not be able to easily improve our living conditions.

In Burundi, the agricultural sector is the engine of the national economy and guarantees the food security of our population. Agriculture is practiced in a traditional way by about 90% of the rural population.

Malnutrition is a serious problem in Rwanda. In the NGO where I work we have a kitchen garden installation program for each beneficiary household.

The experience I am sharing with you takes place in Tapoga, a village northwest of Benin, about 700 km from Cotonou. It is enough to identify the right means and couple them with fierce determination.