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Community Area Based Development
Approach
Plants that are drought resistant can last
through the driest of the sun's rays.
Created in 1993, the Community Area Based Development Approach aimed to fix the hunger problem in African countries such as Ethiopia, Uganda, and Malawi. They learned from other failed organizations things such as not relying on things that may not be reliable, and paying attention to the infrastructure and problems that may be hiding. Their overall goal is to secure the continent's food supply, so no country has the opportunity to fall into a food crisis again. They planned to go through with this by creating a way for farmers to farm more effectively, with both planning and shared investments. This also included the introduction of crops that were not effected by drought, and ones that mature early such as sweet potatoes and radishes.
Its effects were stupendous. The production of crops increased 50-95%, and families were now eating triple the meals they formerly had. Women were now more involved in the community and now are making their own income. While they are unsure as to if this procedure will work on a larger scale, the greatly beneficial aftermath is expected to stick long after the project leaves the area.
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