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Practical solutions helping vulnerable communities adapt to a changing climate

According to Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Global Growth & Opportunity President Rodger Voorhies,  the alarming realities of climate change are now evident almost everywhere.  July 2023 was the hottest month ever recorded. Countries all over the world are experiencing deadly heat waves. The climate threat is particularly perilous for sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia, […]

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How Machakos farmer is surviving climatically harsh condition of the area producing enough for the family

Part of Ndolo’s farm in Machakos County. He practices crop rotation growing pigeon peas and sweet potatoes beside mango and pawpaw in part of the farm. Photo: Farmbiz Africa. William Ndolo is a family man with two wives, ten children and six grandchildren. Yet with just an acre of land in the climatically harsh Machakos County, he

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