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Farmers in Livingstone are developing new strategies to cope with the severe impacts of climate change, as once-reliable streams run dry and rainy seasons become shorter. At Tigere Farm, Manager Joseph Nambwa explains they are shifting to irrigated, drought-resistant, and early-maturing crops like onions. Matthews Mbao, the Livingstone Farmer's Cooperative Chair, says this resilience is seen across the community, with farmers encouraged to diversify into animal husbandry and adopt sustainable practices like crop rotation to ensure their livelihoods.
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00:00For many years, Tigere Farm has worked tirelessly to cultivate crops year-round,
00:05relying heavily on a nearby stream for irrigation.
00:08However, in the recent years, the stream runs dry,
00:11forcing the farm to explore alternative irrigation methods to sustain their crops.
00:15We find that the rain seasons disappear just in two months and some weeks,
00:22and also we find that as farmers, we start struggling and also starting using irrigations.
00:29Despite these challenges, the rewarding outcome of producing food continues to motivate this farm.
00:35We have adapted to start planting drought-resistant crops, like crops which don't need a lot of water.
00:43So I've started planting onions, I've started planting early maturity plants,
00:50and also I've started looking at crops which give money in a short period of time.
00:57Livingstone Farmers Cooperative Chairperson Matthews Mbao reflects on the resilience of small-scale farmers,
01:04noting that they are gradually adopting sustainable farming practices to combat the challenges posed by climate change.
01:11So we have encouraged our farmers to quickly change, even to animals.
01:17They are keeping animals, some are keeping goats, some are keeping ducks and chickens and so on.
01:25And those who are doing so are doing fine.
01:29Then others are doing crop rotation.
01:33Farmers across the region have been encouraged to persevere in the face of adversity.
01:38You need to be thinking beyond your mind.
01:44Think beyond.
01:45Learn from others.
01:46And see when others, what they are doing and they are successful, try to learn from them.
01:54And you will find you will do better.
01:56Farmers have also been encouraged to continue being innovative and adapt to today's agricultural landscape.
02:02Angela Hanunka, ZNBC News, in Livingstone.
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