From Aid to Resilience: West African Farmers Lead the Way

Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa
30 1 2 3 4 5 6
7 8 9 10 11 12 13
14 15 16 17 18 19 20
21 22 23 24 25 26 27
28 29 30 31 1 2 3
Date/Time:Tuesday, 16 Oct 2012 at 8:00 pm
Location:Cardinal Room, Memorial Union
Cost:Free
Contact:
Phone:515-294-9934
Channel:Lecture Series
Categories:Lectures Live Green
Actions:Download iCal/vCal | Email Reminder
This program, in celebration of World Food Day, features two women farm leaders from West Africa. Susan Godwin has adapted her small-scale farm to meet changing market demands. She received the 2012 Female Food Hero award in Nigeria. Dienaba Diallo join her ethnic group's traditional vocation of animal herding despite encroachment of the Saharan Desert into her community's grazing lands. World Affairs Series.

Jim French, the Midwestern regional coordinator of Oxfam America, will moderate the discussion.

The SLISSFAN program improved livelihoods for small-scale farmers using an integrated approach. In addition to learning new agronomic methods to increase yields, farmers also learned accounting methods, leadership practices, and how to form internal savings and lending groups. Equipped with this suite of tools, Godwin emphasizes that farmers who previously had nothing were then able to take care of their families.