Busani Bafana
Journalist
Biography
Contributing Writer for IPS Inter Press Service since 2008 with a focus on development stories told from the ordinary person's perspective. From 2005 to 2010 he was the Information Officer of the National University of Science and Technology, University of Zimbabwe. Busani graduated in 2003 as Bachelor English and Communication Studies Field Of Study English and Communication Studies from the University of Zimbabwe.
Articles
Spore: highlighting impact and innovation in agricultural transformation across the years
by Susanna Cartmell-Thorp and Busani Bafana
For over 34 years, CTA’s flagship magazine, Spore, has offered guidance to smallholder farmers across the ACP, enabling greater productivity and income generation. As a tool contributing to sustainable agricultural transformation, its influence has been widely felt and is well recognised. In this final Trends article, as Spore comes to an end, we review its legacy and how the magazine has evolved from a short technical bulletin to a comprehensive online and print magazine.
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Bundled mobile innovations mitigate climate shocks
By the end of December 2019, 30,000 Zimbabwean farmers are expected to have benefited from at least one intervention of a project that is scaling up climate-smart solutions.
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Bottling the flavours of Botswana
To reduce fruit waste in Botswana and capitalise on indigenous crops, local enterprise Maungo Craft is producing a range of unique ‘super food’ preserves.
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Stepping up climate-smart efforts in Malawi
To help the growing number of Malawians effected by droughts, floods and emerging pests and diseases, a climate-resilience project is scaling out tailored weather technologies and advisory services to smallholders.
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