Uganda: Greening Gweri County
In Gweri, Uganda, the landscape is shifting. What was once a region characterized by dry, parched earth is becoming a […]
Senegal: Women plant local fruit tree species to address land degradation
Under the blazing sun of Kaffrine, about 250 kilometres southeast of Dakar in Senegal, a figure moves slowly between rows […]
Ghana: Women plant acacia trees to protect mangroves
In Galo Sota, a coastal community in the Anloga district of Ghana’s Volta Region, a group of women is taking […]
Togo: Beekeepers organize to produce eco-friendly honey and protect the environment
In the early morning, Akowe Loukou puts on his white suit and calmly approaches his beehives lined up beneath cashew […]
Zambia: Farmers restoring soil with anthills
In Batoka community, Zambia, farmers can be seen walking to their fields carrying hoes, shovels, and sometimes sacks filled with […]
Côte d’Ivoire: Women turn agricultural waste into eco-friendly charcoal
It’s morning in Sokala-Sobara, Cote d’Ivoire, and Dongui Touré is sitting under a shelter in the village square. This is […]
Mali: A new liquid organic fertilizer gives farmers new hope
Saturday morning around 6 a.m., a cool breeze blows across the agricultural area of Baraouéli in the Ségou region of […]
Mali: Rice farmers draw on traditional knowledge to fertilize their fields
In Niono, a rice-growing area located about one hundred kilometres from the city of Ségou in Mali, Birama Faronta, a […]
Malawi: Bamboo farming helps communities protect forests and earn income
It is a hot Thursday afternoon, with temperatures hovering around 33 degrees Celsius, just 400 metres from the shores of […]
Kenya : Farmers use fruit trees to fight climate change and boost livelihoods (IPS)
In the rural farmlands of East Africa, farmers rise early to tend their orchards, carefully measuring the trunks of avocado […]