Grassroots Innovation Heals Lesotho’s Eroded Landscapes
What began as a birthday gathering in November 2019, on the degraded hills of Boqate, sparked a movement…
Climate Change and Agriculture: An Emerging Threat to Health, Gender Equity and Youth Prosperity
By Thoboloko Ntšonyane In the face of escalating climate shifts, Lesotho’s rural and farming communities are experiencing far…
Hope or Illusion? Lesotho’s Exit from Food Insecurity Hotspot Shadowed by Southern Africa’s Hunger Crisis
…46.3 million people across SADC to face food insecurity Just over a month after Lesotho was removed from…
Climate Crisis Comes at a High Price: Lesotho Warned
Lesotho faces a staggering financial burden of over US$2.5 billion to deal with the harsh effects of climate…
Lesotho on High Alert as Ministry Sets Up Rapid Response Committees to Guard Against Animal Disease Outbreaks
By Molula Mofosi & Thoboloko Ntšonyane The Ministry of Agriculture, Food Security and Nutrition has taken decisive steps…
Ministry’s Youth Job Pledge Takes Shape with 1,000 Young Farmers
The Ministry of Agriculture, Food Security and Nutrition made headlines with a bold commitment to unlock 28,870 jobs…
Unpaid, Unseen and Undervalued: The Plight of Lesotho’s Herd Boys
…at least 4000 are receiving numeracy and literacy education They rise before dawn and sleep beneath stars, guarding…
Mystery Beast Slaughters Farmer’s Flock, M21, 000 Lost
A mysterious predator has devastated a livestock farmer in Thabakhubelu, killing 14 sheep in a single morning and…
Meraka Insurance Brings Hope to Lesotho’s Livestock Farmers
By Seabata Mahao From stock theft to disease outbreaks, the loss of even a single animal can be…
Wool & Mohair Export Permits Go Digital
From 1 September, all import and export permit applications for animal products and fibre will be processed by…
Lesotho Removed from Hunger Hotspot List, but FAO Warns of Worsening Regional Crisis
According to the latest Hunger Hotspots: FAO-WFP Early Warnings on Acute Food Insecurity report released last week, Lesotho…
Trout, Tears and Tenacity: Farm Boy Refines Dreaming
Topollo Tlali and Lerato Matheka In the steep, sun-scorched valleys of Liphokoaneng in Thaba-Tseka, where boys are more…
