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Kenyan farmers mix tradition with tech to protect drying Mara River
New technology aims to help governments - and farmers - get an idea what might lie ahead for river levels
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Arid Niger a 'model for Africa' as desert blooms
Rainwater storage and smarter farming is making life easier for Niger's farmers
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Kenya issues smart ID cards to protect fishing and forests
Cards aim to make it easier to identify those illegally cutting mangrove forests or poaching fish along Kenya's coast
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Damage to land feeds migration and conflict - UN official
As everything from climate change to deforestation leaves less usable land, threats - and opportunities - are growing, says the U.N.'s anti-desertification chief
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Rain or shine, grain banks help Kenyan farmers beat trade cartels
When a harvest is better than expected, storage facilities mean farmers keep the extra cash, rather than middleman traders
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In warming Mali, weather forecasts help cool flaring tempers
Raising a crop - or a cow - is getting harder in Africa's drought-hit Sahel, but knowing what's coming can help
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Bangladesh tries new way to aid flood-hit families: cash up front
Money in advance of an expected disaster can give vulnerable people resources to avoid the worst losses, backers say
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Milking it? Ethiopian farmers fight drought with insured cows
A project that lends drought-hit farmers money to buy a dairy cow, then insures the animal in case it gets sick, aims to bring in extra income - but some have struggled to make it pay
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Bugs and biogas: Kenyan farmers get creative to fight 'devil's' cactus
Farmers are fighting back against the prickly pear, a non-native, invasive plant which destroys the grass that feeds their animals
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In fuel-short Mali, farmers find money in saving tree stumps
A method to regrow and partially cut trees is spreading in West Africa as a way of sustainably producing fuel - and income
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