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Video Interview with Malawi’s Farm Subsidy Programme Coordinator

June 2, 2009 1 comment

In May 2009, Farming First (www.farmingfirst.org) interviewed Mr. Idrissa Mwale, Principal Economist at the Ministry of Agriculture in Malawi. Mr. Mwale has coordinated the country’s farm subsidy programme, which targets the most needy farming households with subsidised seed and fertilizer. The programme has produced record harvests over the past four years, which have

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Video of Dr. Lindiwe Majele Sibanda Discussing the Obama Agriculture Plan

May 4, 2009 No comments yet

In this video, Farming First’s Dr. Lindiwe Majele Sibanda discusses the Obama administration’s recent announcement of $448 million in funding to address the global food crisis.  Dr. Sibanda explains the implications of such funding and how it can best be applied in southern Africa.

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Why is $100 Better than $1000? Farm Support vs. Food Aid

March 24, 2009 15 comments

At a recent Farming First conference in New York, Dr. Lindiwe Sibanda explained how supporting small-scale farmers with $100 worth of agricultural inputs and training can help them to improve their livelihoods more than $1000 worth of equivalent food aid.
Dr. Sibanda is CEO of the Food, Agriculture and Natural Resources Policy Analysis Network (FANRPAN), a

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