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Thursday, 11 February 2021, 7:42 pm The Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (MAL) last Friday 5th February officially handed over a brand new backhoe to Sape Farm management to provide greater opportunity for Sape farm to maximise on productivity. Purchased from George Wu Company, the backhoe cost MAL $618,000.00. The money ($618 K) is from the savings Sape farm management made from the 2.7 million funding support agreement MAL and Sape farm signed in 2020. The backhoe will assist the farm w...

Press Release – Solomon Islands MAL The Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (MAL) last Friday 5th February officially handed over a brand new backhoe to Sape Farm management to provide greater opportunity for Sape farm to maximise on productivity. Purchased from George Wu Company, the … The Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (MAL) last Friday 5th February officially handed over a brand new backhoe to Sape Farm management to provide greater opportunity for Sape farm to maximise on prod...

By Shafique Khokhar Angel, 15, is an orphan. Her father Haroon Masih died when she was just 8 years old; her mother raised her and three brothers while working as a maid in various homes as a maid. Angel worked at home and prepared food for her brothers. According to her grandmother, she had to learn to keep the house clean and cook because in a few months she would have had to do the same as her mother and work as a maid. Speaking to  AsiaNews, Angel expressed her deep feelings. With tears in...

by Shafique Khokhar Caritas held a one-day workshop on candle making as part of its ‘Livelihood and Food Security Programme’ to help the institute as well as the girls’ future. Karachi (AsiaNews) - Angel, 15, is an orphan. Her father Haroon Masih died when she was just 8 years old; her mother raised her and three brothers while working as a maid in various homes as a maid. Angel worked at home and prepared food for her brothers. According to her grandmother, she had to learn to keep the h...

Thabani Nyoni and his wife Chiedza live in Ward 12, in Zimbabwe’s Kwekwe district. They have transformed themselves from typical farmers into biofortification champions.  Thabani has been relying on farming as his main source of income. “I have not been employed because I failed to complete my teacher training course, due to financial challenges. I had to change my focus and strategically ventured into agriculture since I had the land to practice farming. Ever since I started this journe...