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Monthly Archives: March 2020

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Trees for a better future in northern Ghana

Ghana, Students AwardBy Food Systems Caravan12/03/2020

[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…

Encouraging chemical-free horticulture in Grand Popo, Benin

Students AwardBy Food Systems Caravan12/03/2020

[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,…

Organic production of traditional varieties of leaf vegetables

Students AwardBy Food Systems Caravan11/03/2020

[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…

A cooperative for agroecological production and training

Students AwardBy Food Systems Caravan11/03/2020

[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…

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