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Backyard farming: a lifeline during COVID-19

With food supply disrupted by COVID-19, concerns about food security have led to increased interest in growing food at home. This is particularly true for vulnerable communities as indicated by Access Agriculture analysis, which shows that its farmer-training videos promoting backyard farming such as ‘Using sack mounds to grow vegetables’ were among the most popular downloads from its video platform during the COVID-19 lockdown.

Title of publication: Access Agriculture Blog
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Author: Savitri Mohapatra
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Organization: Access Agriculture
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Year: 2020
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Country/ies: Liberia
Geographical coverage: Africa
Type: Blog article
Content language: English
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