Video: Improving Food Security for South African Farmers
May 25, 2012
Mandla Nkomo, program manager for agribusiness and food security in South Africa, appeared on Closing Bell Africa to discuss how TechnoServe's work is helping smallholder farmers to improve their productivity, connect to better markets and increase their food security. Watch the video from ABN Digital.
Mandla Nkomo, program manager for agribusiness and food security in South Africa, appeared on Closing Bell Africa to discuss how TechnoServe's work is helping smallholder farmers to improve their productivity, connect to better markets and increase their food security. Watch the video from ABN Digital:
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