Madagascar Madagascar: Women plant mangroves to protect ecosystem Daniela Loberline | May 25, 2020 It’s 9 a.m. in Ampahazony, a town about 20 kilometres from Mahajanga in the North West region of Madagascar. Along […]
Senegal Senegal: Organizing to stop deforestation Alegnesy Bies | April 27, 2020 It’s 6 a.m. and Aliou Mangane is already in the Guimara forest on his mission to confront illegal loggers. He […]
Zambia Farmers use agroforestry practices to heal farmland damaged by deforestation and soil erosion admin | April 27, 2020 One of this week’s Farmer stories from Senegal highlights local communities’ efforts to combat deforestation. Our Script of the week […]
Burkina Faso Burkina Faso: Women protecting shea trees Harouna Sana | September 2, 2019 In the Sissili and Ziro provinces of central west Burkina Faso, farmers know the value of the shea tree, known […]
Burundi Burundi: Farmers make baskets from banana “stems” to protect the environment Jean de Dieu Ininahazwe | April 28, 2019 In eastern Burundi, nurseries of forest tree species have been planted to reforest watersheds and bare hills in the region, […]
Kenya Kenya: Replanting vanishing forests with slingshots and seeds (Trust) admin | March 24, 2019 In the early morning on school holidays and weekends, Eric Ndung’u heads off to herd his family’s goats in the […]
Burkina Faso Burkina Faso: Wise farmer transforms his land with ‘zai pits’ (AgribusinessTV) admin | February 4, 2019 Yacouba Sawadogo has been farming for 40 years, but he still has energy in his body and his eyes. Mr. […]
Kenya Kenya: Farmers grow herbs to protect forest, increase income Sawa Pius | January 20, 2019 It’s early in the morning, but Benson Buiya and several other farmers are already waiting at the gate of the […]
Ghana Ghana: Farmers begin protecting trees after land degradation affects yield (IPS) admin | December 17, 2018 In the scorching Upper East Region of Ghana, the dry seasons are long and, for kilometres, there is nothing but […]
Ghana Ghana: Cocoa farmers harness the law to save forests, boost yields (Trust) admin | November 26, 2018 Standing in his yard amongst pecking chickens, Nana Archer shows a certificate from the forestry commission stating that he has […]