Vetiver Hedges Provide Crop Insurance Against Extreme Weather Events (TVNI – NL-2023-04)
CYCLONE FREDDY – VETIVER HEDGEROWS AS CROP INSURANCE??
This cyclone has in the past month devastated Mozambique, Madagascar and Malawi. A quote from AP …
“About 4 million people — a fifth of Malawi’s population — were already facing food insecurity and “more people will now need assistance” after floods destroyed close to 120,000 hectares (297,000 acres) of farmland, said the World Food Program. The price of the staple maize has skyrocketed to between 300% and 400% compared to the same time last year in affected areas, said WFP.… Read the rest “Vetiver Hedges Provide Crop Insurance Against Extreme Weather Events (TVNI – NL-2023-04)”