Why climate and food security goals must start with people, not policies

High-value crops provide a credible pathway out of poverty and can create jobs in rural and peri-urban areas.

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I grew up in a rural setting, together with my siblings, under the care of our elderly grandmother. Life was modest, sometimes difficult.

One of my earliest memories of “development” arriving at our doorstep came in the form of a loud DT motorbike ridden by Mr Ndung’u, the government’s agriculture extension officer, supporting smallholder farmers with knowledge, skills, and sometimes seedlings to plant.

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