Congo-Brazzaville: Seeking alternatives to slash-and-burn agriculture in the Mayombe forest
The Mayombe forest is an important part of the Congo Basin, one of the world’s main ecological lungs. But the […]
Congo-Brazzaville: Illegal hunting with impunity in the Mayombe forest
Mammals, reptiles, birds … In the Mayombe forest, game production has been running at full speed since the RN1 road […]
Congo-Brazzaville: Mayombe forest under pressure from illegal logging
Birds are flying here and there, criss-crossing the skies of Doumanga, a village in Mvouti district in the heart of […]
Congo-Brazzaville: Market gardeners make and use organic fertilizers
The rainy weather does not seem to worry Mama Collette Malanda, and neither do the cries of the sheep, goats, […]
Congo-Brazzaville: Farmers profit by developing local market for watermelon
Bakary Fofana’s straw hat protects his eyes from the bright sunlight, but he can’t escape the heat. From time to […]
Congo-Brazzaville: Razed villages and empty fields await Congo’s displaced (IRIN)
Militia fighters and military checkpoints dotted Congo-Brazzaville’s Pool region for nearly two years. More than 100,000 people fled their villages […]
Congo: Farmers in Kifouma rely on bitter cassava for improved production
It is very cold, but Hermann Ntsassa braves the morning chill to visit his cassava field in Kifouma, a small […]
After 27 years on air, ‘mother’ of rural Congolese radio still helps farmers improve yields
Adèle Tombet Tourissa knows the corridors of the Congolese agriculture ministry’s rural radio department as if it were her own […]
Congo: Farmers use bulukutu leaves to protect harvest from insects
Sitting on the ground, Loufouma Kaison uses a small knife to peel cassava tubers. He piles the cut pieces on […]
Congo: Blanche Bouanga overcomes HIV status to become successful market vendor
It’s 4 p.m. and the Moungali market in Brazzaville is slowly emptying. Blanche Bouanga is packing up her produce while […]