When wars end, peace brings its own challenges: how to restart economic growth and social progress after so much destruction. How do you get farming—and with it, development—back on its feet?

In this final episode of Dynamic Drylands, agricultural economist Steve Wiggins talks about his research into how farmers are recovering from crises on their own—and what governments and donors could be doing to better support them.

His conclusions mirror some of the central themes that have come up over the course of the series. Margie Buchanan-Smith, Dorice Agol and Mark Kaigwa offer some final reflections on what donors, governments and NGOs could be doing differently to build resilience in the drylands.

Host: Bola Mosuro.

Contributors: Steve Wiggins, Margie Buchanan-Smith, Mark Kaigwa, Dorice Agol.

Dynamic Drylands is produced by the research-to-action programme Supporting Pastoralism and Agriculture in Recurrent and Protracted Crises (SPARC). SPARC is managed by Cowater International in partnership with the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI), Mercy Corps, and ODI Global.  This material has been funded by UK aid from the UK government; however the views expressed do not necessarily reflect the UK government’s official policies.

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