Why Africa needs an agricultural revolution

An African 'green revolution' would generate a number of productive jobs in agriculture and provide a leg up out of poverty for many.



http://www.guardian.co.uk/global-development/poverty-matters/2011/jan/24/small-farm-revolution-africa-growth?CMP=twt_fd

Farming and Countryside Education

This is a useful website on current Farming and Countryside issues. The website provides information and resources for Geography, but also for Art and Business creatinf chances of cross-curricular links. It provides resources and multimedia sources on farming issues and practices and would be a practical tool for Rural and Farming topics.

http://www.face-online.org.uk/index.php?option=com_content&view=frontpage&lang=en_GB.utf8%2C+en_GB.UT

Milking It!

A great Interactive resource from Oxfam Education. Milking It allows learners to Compare the lives of two dairy farmers in very different countries. How are they affected by international trade rules? Who makes these rules, and what can we do to change them? This can be used in a range of topics in Geography, Social Subjects and in Citizenship. This can be used in the Farming Topic, Development, International Trade and Law and as a Project in Citizenship focussing on inequlity and Fair Trade.

http://www.oxfam.org.uk/education/resources/milking_it/milkingit/