Lobi is one of the most remote areas in Malawi. It is located west of the market town of Dedza along the Mozambican border. Until very recently, farmers could not grow enough to guarantee food security, but had to rely on erratic and limited harvests of vegetables and maize which often ran out before the next crop was harvested. Now there are new opportunities created by the International Fund for Agricultural Development’s (IFAD) supported Irrigation, Rural Livelihoods and Agricultural Development Project (IRLADP).

Farmers in por areas of north-western Cambodia are changing their farming practices to increase profits and to establish better systems for the long term. A report by Mandy Gyles.

In most countries single mothers struggle to make a living and raise their children. In developing countries like Brazil the problems are made worse by lack of state support and severe poverty. Ana Aranha reports on a Brazilian non-government organisation which not only helps mothers to raise their children but teaches them an income generating skill.