State of the World - Africa

Our presentation was on Africa and that Africa is facing a soil fertility crisis, and a continent-wide famine which could be imminent in the absence of viable solutions. Green manure/cover crops can improve crop yields while building farming systems that reduce costs and labor, increase incomes, improve nutrition, and build up rather than destroy natural resources. An independently developed green manure/cover crop system used by the Dogon people of Mali is proving that this approach is an appropriate and feasible method of staving off impending famine.