From Aid to Resilience: West African Farmers Lead the Way
Date/Time: | Tuesday, 16 Oct 2012 at 8:00 pm |
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Location: | Cardinal Room, Memorial Union |
Cost: | Free |
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Phone: | 515-294-9934 |
Channel: | Lecture Series |
Categories: | Lectures Live Green |
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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.