In this month’s edition we focus on the blue economy in East and Southern Africa and potential opportunities and the challenges for government, the private sector and small-scale producers. Speaking to us is IFAD’s Sara Mbago-Bhunu, ocean expert Dr. Ishmeal Kimirei and aquaculture specialist Richard Abilla.

We’ll also hear from the private sector and the people on the ground as talk to small-scale producers in Eritrea, Mohamed Seid Ibrahim and Masqela Hailemariam. And they share how they have transformed their livelihoods.

This is Farms. Food. Future. – a podcast that’s Good for You, Good for the Planet and Good for Farmers brought to you by the International Fund for Agricultural Development.

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• https://www.ifad.org/podcasts/episode26
• https://www.ifad.org/en/web/operations/regions/esa
• https://www.ifad.org/en/nutrition
• https://www.ifad.org/en/climate-and-environment