The United Nations says three-quarters of the world’s crops that end up on our plates, depend on insects for pollination. But in Morocco, scientists say modern pesticides and climate change are threatening harvests. To tackle the problem, Moroccan farmers are turning to ‘old-school’ methods. Sarah Balter explains.
Awoke Mose is a smallholder farmer in Work Amba, Ethiopia who grows teff, wheat, chickpeas and maize. He, his wife, five children, and his mother all live the same one-hectare plot. He saves whatever money he can for his children’s education. His oldest daughter recently graduated from college.
