Water, a critical resource in the Sahel

Science at work 21 March 2023
To overcome water scarcity in the Sahel, farmers are innovating. Follow the FAIR project agronomists as they meet farmers in Senegal to find out about the challenges they face and their ingenious solutions.
Over-pumping and climate change have dried up the groundwater in the Sahelian region 漏 R. Belmin, 热博体育

Over-pumping and climate change have dried up the groundwater  in the Sahelian region © R. Belmin, 热博体育

FAIR is being conducted in Burkina Faso, Mali and Senegal. In all three countries, pilot villages host experimentation platforms co-managed by farmers, NGOs and agricultural research. Discover the project in pictures in the slideshow below.

 

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See also

Official launch of the FAIR Sahel project: ecological intensification of agriculture to increase the resilience of farms in the Sahel

Contact

Raphaël Belmin
Dakar, Senegal
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