📅 June 2025 📍 Republic du Benin 🤝 URBANE project & CIRAD (Centre de coopération Internationale en Recherche Agronomique pour le développement) We are pleased to announce we had fruitful discussions between URBANE partners and CIRAD which aimed at enhancing agroecological research and innovation in Africa. These discussions will leverage real-time plant health monitoring technologies…
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Gregoire Bio Allagbe, a farmer in Guessou (Benin), has been practicing agroecology for two years. He implements techniques to combat soil erosion and improve irrigation management. His goals include increasing yields with adapted seeds, developing beekeeping and market gardening, as well as launching a sheep and goat farming project. 🌿 He maintains soil fertility through…
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In Benin, some farmers are adopting agroecological practices by intercropping food crops (cassava, maize, tomato, pineapple) with oil palm. This approach is rooted in local traditions while meeting modern needs. ♻️These practices, tailored to the agricultural context of each region, optimize land use during the early years of palm growth. They generate income for families…
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To optimize his dairy production while preserving the environment, Antoine Chabi, a farmer in Benin, has embraced agroecological practices. These include rotating pastures and managing grazing to prevent overgrazing and support pasture regeneration. Antoine uses cow manure and poultry droppings 💩 to enrich the soil, boosting land fertility and structure. To combat erosion in his…
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Windbreaks are linear structures made up of trees and shrubs, used to protect agricultural areas, homes, and infrastructure from prevailing winds. They reduce wind speed, wind erosion, evapotranspiration, and improve agricultural yields in the protected area. Their effectiveness depends on their height, density, and orientation in relation to the winds. They create a favorable microclimate…
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by returning crop residues to the soil.. The Monrado consultancy has established an experimental farm in Benin, where they cultivate their land and raise their animals according to agroecological principles. ♻️ The practices they have implemented include the integration of a legume in crop rotation 🥜, the establishment of 3-year fallows 🌿, stopping the use…
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Romuald Gbegan, a farmer in Akassato, Benin, is committed to feeding the population with healthy, high-quality nutritious food. To achieve this, he cultivates his plants according to agroecological principles and implements trials of environmentally friendly methods to preserve and/or improve agricultural productivity. He encourages young people to come train and work with him.👍 In this…
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In this technical sheet, we will go through the different steps to produce healthy cassava cuttings. This will involve criteria for selecting cultivated varieties and land, identifying periods for establishing the wood park, determining operations to be carried out, cultural practices, and protective measures to be implemented.📋 Learn more here👇https://3perf.fr/r/3C6
On february 4th, Vincent Levavasseur (VDT) and Philippe Cousin(SENSEEN) visited farms in Ghana working with a no-till association ( https://centrefornotill.org/) to promote the use of best agroecological practices. After a 1h30 drive from from Accra Vincent and Philippe met with local farmer Françis who explained the good practices he applies, using cover crop Mucuna to…
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Last month, SENSEEN visited IAV and brought the measurement equipment to start a test campaign to measure stress on selected crops. With Prof Majid Mounir they together visited the sites with orange and olive trees and the poultry farm, both pilot sites for the Moroccan case study, to organize the work ahead and discuss potentials…
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