Thursday
July 31
2025

Analysis: A Forest Garden Project Attempts to Expand Into the Sahel

By Victoria Schneider

Drought, irregular rainfall, deforestation, and the legacy of unsustainable human activities have left vast areas across the arid and semiarid regions of sub-Saharan Africa degraded, causing major challenges for the human population. According to environmentalists, one solution to this problem might be forest gardens.

Photo courtesy of Jay Sterling Austin.

Source: Mongabay (link opens in a new window)

Categories
Agriculture, Environment
Tags
climate change, NGOs, smallholder farmers