09 September 2024
At the heart of the Oueme Basin in Benin, a transformative initiative is underway to strengthen climate resilience among 330,000 small-scale farmers. The Oueme Climate Resilience Initiative (OCRI) aims not only to mitigate climate disruptions but also to empower local...
19 July 2022 - 19 July 2022
La réussite potentielle à long terme et la durabilité des résultats des programmes de champs écoles des producteurs sont fortement influencées par un sentiment d’appropriation chez les parties impliquées à différents niveaux, tant localement qu’à l’échelon national. La création...
To fight against crop pests, the States of CILSS countries, including Burkina Faso, Mali and Senegal, have implemented centralized purchase of large quantities of pesticides intended for cotton sector. These centralized purchasing policies have led to massive use of dangerous...
In Burkina Faso, climate change is having significant impacts on agroforestry, fish and wildlife ecosystems, threatening the livelihoods of the vast majority of rural communities whose difficult socio-economic situation limits their resilience. In the face of climate change, the actions...
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28 May 2018 - 28 May 2018
In managing the FAW outbreak, pesticides can be harmful, particularly to the environment as they affect non-targeted organisms, like bees. Though often overlooked, there are other, more natural approaches which have proven effective, such as push-pull and other intercropping technologies,...