To encourage more women to stay on their farms, Zambian charity Enviro Green has been teaching them to grow climate-resistant crops such as sorghum, which requires less water than the traditional staple, maize.
"We are generally concerned with this rural-urban migration of people, especially women who are ending up in sex work," said Enviro Green executive director Martha Simukonde.
The women farmers are also taught farming techniques to conserve soil and water to minimise erosion and water runoff.
"We always teach them to plant their crops early so that they can germinate with the early rains."
For some women, however, these efforts come too late.
Women in Law and Development in Southern Africa, however, said more should be done to address rural-urban migration.
Zambian women urged into farming over sex work
To encourage more women to stay on their farms, Zambian charity Enviro Green has been teaching them to grow climate-resistant crops such as sorghum, which requires less water than the traditional staple, maize.
"We are generally concerned with this rural-urban migration of people, especially women who are ending up in sex work," said Enviro Green executive director Martha Simukonde.
The women farmers are also taught farming techniques to conserve soil and water to minimise erosion and water runoff.
"We always teach them to plant their crops early so that they can germinate with the early rains."
For some women, however, these efforts come too late.
Women in Law and Development in Southern Africa, however, said more should be done to address rural-urban migration.
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