Fighting hunger for the long term

04 July 2011

Drought is being reported in the Horn of Africa with global media calling it the worst drought in 60 years. Farm Africa’s approach to ending long term hunger is to provide long term solutions to the communities we work with.

Farm Africa is working alongside local communities to help them prepare for droughts which are becoming more frequent as a result of increasingly irregular and unpredictable rainfall.

Farm Africa’s expert technical staff work with remote communities to help share practical approaches to climate resilient agriculture for example the introduction of drought-tolerant and disease-resistant seeds and drip irrigation techniques.  We also help communities to develop contingency plans which they can put in place when emergencies like drought occur.

For example In Moyale, northern Kenya, Farm Africa is working with eight schools and their surrounding communities to improve access to water by building and rehabilitating shallow wells. Water allows local people to meet their immediate household needs and to care for their livestock when water is scarce.

Click here to read an article by the Guardian detailing Farm Africa's approach to long term food security.