Homestead farmingShariatpur women grow ginger in sacks in shady corners of their yards
In Khankandi, Zajira, Irin Akter planted ginger in 200 sacks and expects to sell about Tk 40,000 worth after costs; each sack yields one to one and a half kilos.
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Homestead farmingFewer South African households now grow their own food, analysis of census data finds
The share of South African households farming fell from 19.9% in 2011 to 13.8% in 2022, eroding a low-cost food security buffer, while women now head most of the households that still farm.
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Vegetables, fish, biogas and solar power: a Kerala couple's self-sufficient homestead
Sangeeth and Kavya of Kerala, India, have turned their home into a closed loop of vegetables, fish and mushroom growing, cows and chickens, dung-fed biogas, rooftop solar and beehives, in which the waste of one system feeds the next.