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Podcast: The Daily Discourse
Episode: Agriculture Series: Sustainability
Description: Sustainability is a challenge facing small-scale farmers and it impacts the business of agriculture at several levels: profitability as the cost of seed to export increases with inflation. One may have to consider whether to diversify the output of your product (think sugarcane and their by-products, for example). One also has to consider whether to introduce alternative farming methods where there is a lack of resources or basic infrastructure. Finally, how to adapt to climate change events which extends the production period and makes communities food insecure. As part of a series of discussions, we unpack the st...