Burkina Faso: Farmers build rainwater collection basins to cope with droughts
This May, the dry season grips Zoundoun-Tampouo, a village located about 300 kilometers from Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso. But the first […]
Kenya: Girls are repurposing the invasive Mathenge tree into furniture (IPS)
In Kakuma, northern Kenya, a group of young girls is transforming a nuisance tree into a source of income and […]
Tanzania: Women miners push for recognition in gold industry (IPS)
In the gold-rich region of Geita, Tanzania, Neema Mushi swings her pickaxe under the blazing sun. For eight years, she […]
Mali: Women restore their garden’s fertility with liquid fertilizer made from natural products
On a scorching Sunday afternoon, the sun blazes overhead as market garden plots unfold endlessly along the main road in […]
Rwanda: Climate-proof seed trials yield results (SciDev.net)
Small-scale farmers in Rwanda are seeing significant improvements in their harvests, thanks to a new project promoting access to climate-resilient […]
Uganda: Collagen-based smart fertilizer boosts coffee farming (SciDev.net)
Ugandan scientists have turned leather industry waste into a nutrient-rich organic fertilizer to boost coffee farming. The innovation addresses two […]
Senegal: Women of the Saloum Delta at the heart of mangrove protection
Morning breaks gently over the Saloum Delta River in the Fatick region of Senegal, about 150 kilometers from Dakar. The […]
Kenya: Cities adopt Miyawaki method to restore lost ecological glory (Mongabay)
Many African cities are now characterized by deafening traffic and suffocating emissions, becoming concrete jungles as urbanization squeezes out natural […]
Ethiopia: Farmers use terracing and other traditional practices to sustain centuries-old agriculture in face of new challenges (Mongabay)
As the first light of the morning sun breaks over the hills of Konso, Ethiopia, Kawadaya Oldisha begins his daily […]
Togo: Turning arid soil into fertile ground
A red dirt path, flanked by mango trees and rows of moringa, winds its way to the village of Bodobono, […]