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