Photo by Julius Atia/ICRAF. Farmer with bush mango grown on the boundary of rubber farm. Nigerian rubber farmers are finding that diversifying their land with food crops, food trees and ‘small livestock’ like rabbits, bees and snails makes sense on many levels. The mixed farm brings in food to eat and income long before the 6 years it takes rubber trees to mature for tapping. And it buffers the farmer against the swings in global rubber prices that have historically discouraged farmers from growing the commodity. bit.ly/1zgDV4A
