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    • IN BRIEF: Uganda - Imagining Life Differently - Duration: 56 seconds.

      • 2 weeks ago
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    • Remittances: One family at a time - Duration: 2 minutes, 22 seconds.

      • 3 weeks ago
      • 90 views
      The money migrants send home helps families put food on the table, send their children to school and support economic development and job creation, thus helping to achieve the SDGs "One Family at a...
    • IN BRIEF: Kenya Switch to Sorghum - Duration: 61 seconds.

      • 1 month ago
      • 86 views
      In eastern Kenya, lack of rain is causing the failure of staple crops like maize and many families do not have enough to eat. Changing crops from maize to drought-tolerant sorghum may be the key to...
    • IN BRIEF: Rwanda Weather Prediction - Duration: 60 seconds.

      • 1 month ago
      • 21 views
      In response to a changing climate, an SMS texting service is helping farmers in Rwanda predict the weather and know when to plant and harvest their crops.
    • IN BRIEF: Mozambique Climate Change - Duration: 60 seconds.

      • 1 month ago
      • 66 views
      Farmers in Mozambique have to change their farming methods to respond to a changing climate.
    • IN BRIEF: Indonesia Fish Patrol - Duration: 61 seconds.

      • 1 month ago
      • 61 views
      Demand for fish in Asia has been rising steadily. To tap into this lucrative market, fish poachers in Indonesia have been using more destructive methods, including coral-destroying poisons and expl...
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      • 1 month ago
      • 569 views
      Demand for fish in Asia has been rising steadily. To tap into this lucrative market, fish poachers in Indonesia have been using more destructive methods, including coral-destroying poisons and expl...
    • Guatemala: Bringing Water to the Well - Duration: 4 minutes.

      • 2 months ago
      • 212 views
      In areas of Guatemala which are chronically affected by droughts, IFAD-supported irrigation schemes and practices make farmland four times more productive.
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      • 6 years ago
      • 112,771 views
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      • 5 years ago
      • 55,306 views
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      • 6 years ago
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      • 5 years ago
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      • 4 years ago
      • 14,457 views
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      • 2 years ago
      • 14,402 views
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      • 8 years ago
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      • 6 years ago
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      • 5 years ago
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      • 3 years ago
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