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Imagine a greener Africa, capable of facing climate change. This is the ambition of the Great Green Wall, launched in 2007 by the African Union.
The goal is ambitious: to restore 100 million hectares of land by 2030 and strengthen the resilience of local communities through reforestation, irrigated vegetable gardens and a sustainable economy.
Driven by communities, and in particular by women, this initiative is now a vast rural development programme, despite the challenges, aimed at fertilising the land and halting desertification.
Agri Astuce : Crop diseases, when organic farming comes to the rescue of vegetable producers
In Burkina Faso, vegetable producers are facing severe pest infestations that are destroying their crops: yellowing leaves, rotting roots and lost harvests. Amidou NIKIEMA and Adama OUÉDRAOGO, both experienced farmers, say they regularly suffer significant lo
Agri Climat : KOMI Space: From a former rubbish tip to an ecotourism park
In Karpala, a former rubbish tip has been transformed into a living space thanks to human creativity and determination. Rubber, metal and other waste materials have been salvaged and reused to create works of art, thereby giving the site a new lease of life. B
Agri Doc : Dried mango, a gold mine revealed by CEAS
Abundant between March and July, the mango is a perishable fruit that used to cause significant post-harvest losses for producers in Burkina Faso. In response to this challenge, CEAS, in partnership with IRSAT, introduced mango drying as early as 1988. The ini