Our national conference in Accra went about Transforming Food Systems in Ghana and the potential of agroecology in times of climate and biodiversity crisis.In the end of the day we had the opportunity to interview Bobo Silassi and Kojo Asiedu, engaged food sovereignty activista from the Mpese royal family , from the rastafarian council of Ghana,…
[ Video Interview] While we were in Ghana last October, and hosted a national conference in Accra, focused on the potential of Agroecology in times of climate and biodiversity crisis, we had a brief window of opportunity, during lunch time, to interview some very important people, active engaged ones on food systems strategies, such as Prof.…
[Français ci-dessous] The nigerian students Israel Akinlabi, Oluwatumininu Olutayo, Oluwatosin Adebanjo, Jamiu Adisa and Sakirat Raji from the University of Ibadan, proposed to create a Sustainable System of Organic Vegetable Production (SSOV-P). The demand for vegetable production around the Ajibode community at the University of Ibadan has become of increased importance especially when the cultivated…
[Français ci-dessous] In Nigeria, the fifth and last conference organized by the caravan team took place at the headquarters of IITA (International Institute of Tropical Agriculture) in Ibadan, with the participation of the ministry of agriculture, academics from IITA and universities, extensionists, farmers’ representatives and NGOs. We have also offered open classes in a high…
[Français ci-dessous] The students Abu Jambedu, Benjamin Dimongso and Rashida Shaibu, from the Millar Institute for Transdisciplinary Studies in northern Ghana, propose the regeneration of degraded land in the Gambaga escarp with the use of trees. The area of Gambaga escarp has been severely affected by continuous tree logging, mainly for charcoal, with very high…
[Français ci-dessous] Rachidi Francisco, Ulrich Djido and Aurore Hounnou, from the Abomey-Calavi University in Cotonou, propose a project that seeks to encourage and train farmers of the peri-urban area of Grand Popo to convert from conventional to organic horticulture. The Grand Popo area is known for the highest concentration of horticultural plots in southern Benin,…
[Français ci-dessous] A group of five students from the Parakou University, in the north of Benin, composed of Immaculée Hounkpe, Zoulkarneni Adamou, Rockis Ganso, Géoffroy Kake and Rodéric Sagbo, propose the organic production of traditional leaf vegetables in the experimentation farm of the University of Parakou. The consumption of leaf vegetables is widespread in Benin…
[Français ci-dessous] A group of five students from the Abomey-Calavi University in Cotonou, Benin, composed of Sylvestre Hounkpatin, Appolinaire Bodji, Lionel David, Raoul Sokou and Johannes Gbaguidi, has founded the “Agroecological Community Cooperative” which aims at setting up a model agroecological farm that can serve as a base for training and dissemination of good agricultural…