I am impressed by this short video on giving voice to rural farmers by Noel Magor.
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The strangely erratic rainfall of the past few years has left Emily Marigu of Meru, Kenya wondering when she should plant her crops. When the rains do come, she says, they are so fast and heavy they wash away her soil.
The future of agriculture, the future of rural and global poverty, the future of food and nutrition security and the future of our natural resources, will depend on the decisions we are making today.