Road Diaries
[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 fifth and last conference organized by the food systems caravan took place in the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) conference hall in Ibadan, Nigeria. The conference had around 100 participants and counted with the presence of representatives from the: IITA; Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development; Oyo State Ministry of…
[Français ci-dessous] The caravan team visited the Dominican Centre for Human Resources Development in Ibadan, which is developing a 30 hectare eco-organic farm inspired by the Songhai project’s integrated agroecological model in Benin. A session about sustainable agriculture was organized in the centre, where members of the caravan team and invited guests gave short presentations…
[Français ci-dessous] Around 30 students from the Lead City International School in Jericho, Ibadan, participated in the open class organized by the caravan team, along with two of their teachers. The presentations focused on the need of changing our food systems and making them more sustainable through the application of agroecological principles and taking into…