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  1. An Oxfam volunteer and a group of villagers working in the garden. OXFAM
  2. PHOTO BLOG: Chad - a week's food

    02 May 2012 11:09 BST | Comments (0)

    Oxfam International / Andy Hall | Solutions for a hungry world

    In 2012, countries across the Sahel region are once again facing a serious food crisis, affecting millions of Pastoralists ...

  3. Fulani-Mbororo pastoralists in Chad rest near their cattle. Photo: CTA

    Combining traditional knowledge and climate science in Chad

    26 November 2011 20:48 GMT | Comments (0)

    Giacomo Rambaldi | Climate Conversations

    Herders, meteorologists and policy makers join forces to cope with climate pressures

  4. Ashta Idriss sieves earth from ant hills in Anzarafa. ALERTNET/George Fominyen

    Droughts break up our families – Chadian women

    12 November 2010 13:31 GMT | Comments (0)

    george-fominyen | Africa Views

    Women in the Sahel belt are fed up of bearing the brunt of recurrent food shortages

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