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Tag: West Africa

A cooperative of farmers harvest sustainable cocoa in Côte d'Ivoire. Nestlé

Investing time: The growth of green finance in West Africa

How one Ivorian green investment firm is changing the local, regional and continental sustainable finance landscape.

 
A baobab tree grows in the Malian drylands. Martha de Jong-Lantink, Flickr

What the documentation of 1.8 billion trees in West Africa means for climate change adaptation

In arid and desert regions of West Africa, AI has helped spot abundant tree growth that can support local lives and carbon stocks.

 

The entrepreneur turning West Africa’s food into its “new gold”

An interview with Ndidi Nwuneli, the Nigerian serial entrepreneur bringing her region’s food and agriculture systems into a new era.

 
A illustration of fonio seeds. Jacopo Werther, Wikimedia Commons

From West Africa, here comes the next miracle grain: fonio

New agricultural techniques are growing one of the world’s most ancient cereal crops, fonio, into a solution to hunger – and a food trend

 
Women holding tree saplings to be planted near the Daka River in Ghana. Courtesy of Tree Aid Ghana

The trees that help the Daka River flow

In northern Ghana, riverine tree-planting along the vulnerable Daka River proves how trees can nourish water-based ecosystems – and pocketbooks.

 
The gilled mushroom genus Pleurotus is known also as oyster, abalone or tree mushrooms. Suzie's Farm, Flickr

Meet the oyster mushroom producer changing urban Ghanaian diets

Afriyie Obeng-Fosu on why the oyster mushroom is great for cities and how entrepreneurs can turn industrial waste into profit.

 
A leader of West Africa, the low-lying country of Ghana is rich with natural resources that feed into a growing market-based economy. crosby_cj, Flickr

Getting to know the landscape of Ghana

10 fast facts on the sub-Saharan African country

 

In Ghana, one man plants a future with 20 million new trees

This Earth Day, meet West Africa’s young eco-warrior

 

What is the state of climate-smart agriculture in West Africa?

 Researchers outline the current state of climate-smart agriculture in West Africa. Agriculture plays a key role in the economic development of West African countries. By directly providing employment and income to about 70% of the population, agriculture is the engine of West African economies. It is also the backbone of food security for rural and […]

 

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