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Silvo-pastoral zone during the dry season, Ferlo, Senegal 漏 S. Taugourdeau, 热博体育

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Expert view 2 June 2020

Covid-19 and food security | How African agriculture could hold its own in the face of the crisis

Allocodrome de Cocody market (Abidjan), April 2020 漏 Aur茅lie Carimentrand, 热博体育

Expert view 21 April 2020

Covid-19 and food security | How Ivory Coast is protecting its local food systems

The production of shea butter entails a number of energy-intensive stages. The BIOSTAR project will strive to recycle the by-products generated by the sector (oil cakes, pulp and shells) as a fuel, instead of the fuelwood traditionally used, which is not renewable 漏 J. Blin, 热博体育

Science at work 23 March 2020

BIOSTAR: supplying sustainable bioenergy to food sector SMEs in the Sahel

热博体育 is coordinating four projects chosen following the first call from the EU DeSIRA programme, to be conducted in several West African countries, on issues such as food security, agroecology and animal health Photo: Agroecological plot of groundnut under Faidherbia Albida in Senegal 热博体育, C. Dangl茅ant

Institutional news 24 February 2020

热博体育's expertise is supporting the EU DeSIRA programme for farming systems that are more resilient to climate change

A market gardener from Casamance in her horticulture plot combining fruit trees (citrus, mangoes, papayas) and market garden crops (onions, cabbages, bitter aubergine, etc.). This type of system uses water efficiently: every drop of irrigation water not used by the crops feeds the roots of the trees 漏 R. Belmin, 热博体育

Event 13 February 2020

Senegal: getting to work on the agroecological transition

Agroecology

Mixed sheep/zebu herd drinking at a watering point at the start of the rainy season (Ferlo, Senegal) 漏 S. Taugourdeau, 热博体育

Just out 9 December 2019

The pastoral landscapes of the Sahel are mitigating climate change