📅 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…
Read more
Improved clearing is a simple and effective method that helps restore the soil while increasing agricultural productivity. It involves conserving and selecting a few young tree shoots during field preparation, rather than clearing everything. 🎯 Goal: Allow 1 to 3 stems to grow per stump in order to preserve useful vegetation.🛠 How does it work?…
Read more
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…
Read more
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…
Read more
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…
Read more
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…
Read more
Edible forests are an innovative approach to agriculture that combines trees, fruits, and vegetables to enrich biodiversity. 🐦🦋 Why adopt forest gardens?-Combat poverty and desertification: They provide food, create habitats, and revitalize ecosystems. 🌱-Environmental protection: They are part of the Great Green Wall initiative to halt desert expansion and combat climate change. 🌿-Food self-sufficiency: These…
Read more
Francis Tei, is a farmer in Ghana, with a strong interest in agroecology. Francis already uses cover crops in crop rotation and companion planting to protect his crops, maximize biomass production, and reduce the use of chemical inputs (notably nitrogen fertilization). He also practices no-till farming, crop diversification, agroforestry, and adjusts the planting density and…
Read more
The World Food Programme sustains the Great Green Wall of Africa project, whose aim is to create a barrier of trees, from Dakar to Djibouti, to stop the expansion of the Sahara and to create abundance and make people live here.🌳🌳🌳🌳 *1st step: Build water harvesting structures that maintain the water on site : half…
Read more
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…
Read more