Destructive mining practice led to extensive deforestation, water pollution and land degradation, causing substantial irreversible damage to Ghana’s natural resources and threatening the livelihoods of rural dwellers.

Migrating can be an empowering experience for women but also involves considerable hardship. Policy action is needed to improve their opportunities

Two letters from readers deal with rural development in Nepal, agriculture in China and the variety of natural ecosystems

For farmers the birds are a pest, for some women they serve as a livelihood

Growers in Burundi complain that the price they receive for tea is too low. They demand more money

COMESA, a regional economic community with 21 member states, is promoting intra-regional trade in Africa and helping at a time when the world faces immense disruptions

Malawi’s food processing industry has great potential but cannot keep up with demand. Cooperatives can be part of the solution

In Malawi, a new app helps farmers to organise their finances and ensures that they have funds available when they are most needed – during planting season

Smallholder farmers are central to achieving food security. The UN organisation IFAD supports them with funds, access to markets and training

In Zambia, workers can now withdraw up to 20 % of their pension savings allowing to reinvest the money