Agroécology

MALI: Innovation that helps reduce agricultural water consumption by 80%. ©Peter Titmuss Shutterstock

Irrigation

MALI: Innovation that helps reduce agricultural water consumption by 80%.

BENIN: Training session in agroecology scheduled for February 2020© Red Pip/Shutterstock

Agroécology

BENIN: Training session in agroecology scheduled for February 2020

2-9 February 2020, Benin

Agroécology

WEST AFRICA: “Anti-glyphosate” attitudes become more widespread

MADAGASCAR: Cactus plants increase biogas production tenfold©Anton FoltinShutterstock

Biogas

MADAGASCAR: Cactus plants increase biogas production tenfold

CENTRAL AFRICA: INBAR promotes bamboo and rattan as an alternative to wood©Patryk KosmiderShutterstock

Agricultural and forest areas

CENTRAL AFRICA: INBAR promotes bamboo and rattan as an alternative to wood

AFRICA: Scientists warn against neonicotinoid insecticides©CanettiShutterstock

Agroécology

AFRICA: Scientists warn against neonicotinoid insecticides

SUDAN: Koica and UNDP join forces to integrate solar energy into agriculture ©Jen Watson/Shutterstock

Agroécology

SUDAN: Koica and UNDP join forces to integrate solar energy into agriculture

DRC: HRW accuses 4 European banks of investing in polluting activities©tristan tanShutterstock

Industrial Impacts

DRC: HRW accuses 4 European banks of investing in polluting activities

GABON: Olam obtains RSPO certification for its Makouke palm grove©tristan tanShutterstock

Agriculture and Climate

GABON: Olam obtains RSPO certification for its Makouke palm grove

IVORY COAST: Biosave, an application to promote biofertilizer production©RadodoShutterstock

Agroécology

IVORY COAST: Biosave, an application to promote biofertilizer production

TOGO: FAO provides close to 135,000 euros for agro-ecology©James KarugaShutterstock

Agroécology

TOGO: FAO provides close to 135,000 euros for agro-ecology

COP25: Preventing and adapting to climate disasters, a priority for Africa XavierShutterstock

Agriculture and Climate

BURKINA FASO: Mathieu Ouedraogo’s cultivation technique awarded at COP14

EGYPT: Baramoda start-up transforms agricultural waste into organic fertilizer ©Tran Thanh Sang/Shutterstock

Agroécology

EGYPT: Baramoda start-up transforms agricultural waste into organic fertilizer

AFRICA: IITA launches agricultural waste-to-fertilizer project©JULIAN LOTT/Shutterstock

Waste & Recycling

AFRICA: IITA launches agricultural waste-to-fertilizer project

EGYPT: Greenhouse agriculture to reduce water consumption©pixinoo/Shutterstock

Agroécology

EGYPT: Greenhouse agriculture to reduce water consumption

SOUTH AFRICA: Research programme on plastic waste to be launched soon©Fedorova NataliiaShutterstock

Waste & Recycling

SOUTH AFRICA: Research programme on plastic waste to be launched soon

LIBERIA: Sustainable palm oil production programme launched©Rich CareyShutterstock

Agroécology

LIBERIA: Sustainable palm oil production programme launched

MALI: Re-approval of 59 environmentally friendly pesticides©ittiponShutterstock

Agroécology

MALI: Re-approval of 59 “environmentally friendly” pesticides

Irrigation Senegal © Xavier Boulenger - Shutterstock

Irrigation

SENEGAL: Startup puts technology at the service of agro-ecology

Protecting biodiversity to ensure food security on the African continent

By Maria Helena SEMEDO

Deputy Director General

FAO

In this forum, Maria Helena Semedo, Deputy Director General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), raises an alert on the risks to agriculture and food security caused by biodiversity loss. Since Africa is particularly threatened, she is calling for new models as regards biodiversity management, from a sustainable development perspective.

IVORY COAST: Training on climate change and sustainable agriculture©Jen Watson/Shutterstock

Employment, education & training

IVORY COAST: Training on climate change and sustainable agriculture

RWANDA: Government joins forces with China Bamboo to promote the product©szefei/Shutterstock

Agroécology

RWANDA: Government joins forces with China Bamboo to promote the product.

SENEGAL: BNP Paribas grants $1.8 million for eco-friendly agriculture programme©PecoldShutterstock

Agriculture and Climate

SENEGAL: BNP Paribas grants $1.8 million for eco-friendly agriculture programme

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