More than a staple: planting potatoes, harvesting the future (short version)
In Lesotho, young farmers like Maleuta Mahao are turning to potato farming to build sustainable livelihoods and improve food security. Potatoes, known for their climate resilient qualities, thrive in the country’s mountain regions, home to many vulnerable communities.
Through FAO’s One Country One Priority Product (OCOP) Initiative, farmers are receiving improved seed, fertilizer, and practical training in how to grow potatoes. This support is helping expand potato crop cultivation while promoting economic resilience. One Country One Priority Product (OCOP) is a five-year programme (2021-25) launched by FAO to promote at global, regional and local levels the Special Agricultural Products with unique qualities and special characteristics that can contribute to the transformation to more efficient, inclusive, resilient and sustainable agrifood systems for better production, better nutrition, a better environment, and a better life, leaving no one behind.
Source: Access Agric
