Congo-Brazzaville Congo-Brazzaville: Seeking alternatives to slash-and-burn agriculture in the Mayombe forest John Ndinga-Ngoma | February 6, 2023 The Mayombe forest is an important part of the Congo Basin, one of the world’s main ecological lungs. But the […]
Confronted by climate change, farmers share their challenges and solutions admin | January 6, 2023 Over the next 25 years, temperatures in Burkina Faso are likely to rise by about one degree Celsius, and scientists […]
Tanzania Tanzania: Communities conserve trees and forests by planting indigenous species Gaudensia Mngumi | December 12, 2022 It’s midday in Chanjale village in northern Tanzania’s Kilimanjaro region. Cows are mooing, dogs are barking, and birds are chirping. […]
Kenya Kenya: Regenerative agriculture as a pathway to a sustainable food system Charles Chulu | November 25, 2022 Worries about infertile soil and loss of biodiversity—along with the loss of native seeds—are becoming only more common. Many agricultural […]
Cameroon Cameroon: Linking traditional and cultural knowledge and modern science to fight climate change Charles Chulu | October 31, 2022 Until recently, climate change was mainly seen as driven by a Western agenda and as something that has nothing to […]
Uganda Uganda: Lawmakers work to ease tensions between farmers and herders (GPJ) admin | September 19, 2022 Alice Aber runs a small food business in Gulu district’s Palaro town. Last November, Mrs. Aber was expecting a big […]
Conflicts between farmers and herders caused by climate change—and possible solutions admin | September 19, 2022 This week’s Farmer story from Uganda discusses conflicts between farmers and herders. Our Script of the week covers the same […]
Drought in East Africa: How farmers and pastoralists can cope (The New Humanitarian & Interpress News) admin | September 1, 2022 Safumume Abdush thought the Gor river that runs past Halo Busa village in southeastern Ethiopia could never run dry. And […]
Democratic Republic of Congo DRC: New stove saves forests by saving fuel (Global Press Journal) admin | August 8, 2022 When Sandra Zuena’s old wood-fired stove finally became so worn out that it needed to be replaced, she decided it […]
Congo-Brazzaville Congo-Brazzaville: Mayombe forest under pressure from illegal logging John Ndinga-Ngoma | August 8, 2022 Birds are flying here and there, criss-crossing the skies of Doumanga, a village in Mvouti district in the heart of […]