after the quick call to action, which i think there's a little hope you're me for some with i just go to use is with all say will gray you ah. do you know the thing and tell me what you eat? and i will tell you what you are. food is a say, sure to our survival. the way it comes from is starting to much more than ever

before. food production is responsible for more than 40 percent of global greenhouse gas emissions. well, welcome to a new edition of equal africa. i and sandra tween audio here in counselor, uganda, and welcome from me to chris the los in oakland state law jerry. the gosse's sandra mentioned, have many sources. cows produce methane, while our fields really is nitrous oxide. in this week's edition of a co africa show, we look at ways to reduce the volume of greenhouse gases. and here's what else is coming up. in ghana, we visit a women's compression make and meet some students from soy in ivory coast. woo! see how old gunning falling is being promoted. and in kenya, we meet on my side. woman, dedicated to environmental protection. way now we know our planets resources are

finite. but what might that mean for the small communities? shoot a forest be can't for firewood or left as a hub and for biodiversity in guinea, they have devised a fun and effective way of helping the local leaders decide if we put people here, how we lead to affect life in the forest. this strategy, but game allows players to address issues related to their environment in an innovative and resourceful way. and in today's session, public officials in corner cri are standing in 4 villages in rural guinea. a french environmental company and a swiss organization are behind the project. what we want to and explore when playing the game is how can we ever village and community as her individual family widows, in the collaboration with our other and mich members?

how can we, with our decisions, where to shape the development of our landscape around our village and also how do we continued to do the natural resources and there and there preservation or also there just action the game is part of an initiative that aims to promote more sustainable forest management in rural communities known as the water teller of west africa because it is the source of several regional rivers. the foot jalyn highlands are suffering badly as a result of human activities. when parts of the area are protected, deforestation is still a serious problem. here, as is the poaching of animals like chip on these to address these and other issues. the annual kate, i shared the game with 3 communities to day ease in pilla, cora dunker festival bladder. the game board depicts the village and its

surroundings as much player represents one family growth within the community. we have the bodies, the sows, the gallows, and the very family are low enough on the body. yes, it's done law for air. in addition, there's a forest with its resources and wildlife you more. and we have fallow lands which are typical and found to john and i read that and there are also hunters equal dot . it was you would have it, it is asha the central focus of the game is to determine ways to manage resources sustainably. and in harmony with nature, each round represents one crop year. over several rounds, the families have to decide individually or to jointly where to planned what to buy, and how best to invest their limited resources in order to manage their land sustainably. alpha dear lord thinks the game has already had a positive influence on local thinking. i only had a,

a game has helped us to see how to improve the way we can manage our territory, african cohabitate with wild animals. then i'll protect the forest at our the lead on them in got that i hate yell vehicle learning at the end of the session d'angelo and his neighbors to review their results and discuss future plans. the want to replant a deforested area with fruit trees and use follow land more sustainably. they've also proposed concrete agreements between villages under local officials. car said i can be had our man. we decided to agree on conserving the forest strategies not to plant crocs along. the waterways and to reforest this area all the way to the hill of city. a thing under the people of pillar korea have recognized the benefits of nature conservation, and will use what they've learned to determine better, more sustainable started is going forward after the success of its initial reception. the game is now set to be introduced in many other communities to what

do you want to do? we're going that you're how does really love to trail that game. it's all about practice relevant theory. it is best on the idea that to really understand something you need to get a handle on needs quite literally and advance exactly what an initiative in ivory coast are settled to do to give a variance of feel for the benefits of organic farming. here is a base weeks doing give it ah, with long organic fruits and vegetables as well as other organic products and not widely available in ivory coast. as a result, consumer awareness is also quite low to build up interest and increase accessibility in i've orient n g o has organized in organic fair on the outskirts of other jobs here, and the dahlia flow nature reserve visitors can meet and talk to ganeth producers

called rank, ah, we want consumers to realize that this sector is already quite active. a laser, they are beekeepers, vegetable farmers, and people who grow organic cocoa, even if it's for export view. msc for leaks both are so. so if you are gaining methods are already being practiced and consumers are often surprised to hear that also do that one. so visitors can also learn a few practical skills while they're here, like how to build their own mini wind turbine from scrap words, or how to plant tomatoes or letter seedlings for their own organic garden. over the last 3 years, the host association has managed to build up a network of organic farmers and producers. and now a group of organizations is banding together to introduce the certification label

for organic goods produced in ivory coast. and how about you? if you are also doing your bid, tell us about it, visit our website, or send us a tweet. past ag doing your bit. we share your stories. organic vegetables, a great bunch for balance diet. we also need protein, the most popular source for that estimate. but as recent studies, sure meet consumption and the climate crises are closely connected. thus, right, sandra, but price can also be a factor, which is another reason why more and more people are embracing alternatives in both europe and africa. annex report comes from gonna this infant is being treated as

a clinic in the northern gonna and city of tamala. i have often in this rural region, the diagnosis is i'm deficiency anemia. the result of an unbalanced diet start in the room. felicia j done so is a nutritionist she gives pregnant women and young mothers advice on how to give their children a financial diet on a low budget for if we want to single out and legume that to help us achieve the good ions they took in pregnant men and should and then it's so yeah, been because it provides almost equal amounts as the eye on that on muscles protest will give us. so i would say that's so yeah, been it's a golden cup that we can use one alternative, a very valuable alternative in the fight against malnutrition and one that mary r lee law also champions. likewise, and nutritional expert. she runs

a women's initiative in ta mother that produces sawyer based foods. first ages, separate in this toll from the c i, b. so we've cleaned it and then it has to. so for me be 4 to 5 minutes. then we can now grind it into pieces. the soil paste is then strained to produce soy milk, which is in turn, boiled to extract the protein. decry related milk is then squeezed, free of liquid under a heavy weight to produce toford, which mary ali la loads into deep fryer. finally, she adds a variety of spices and make the resulting about an appetizing prospect with children to my client. her caregiver's ladders which so and then 6 miles green family members solves indigo drought. so we go house to house, sell in all in group programs. me. i mean, display our product in south,

so people veteran, i marry ali la gets her soybeans from local farmers. the plant itself can still be successfully cultivated here, despite the extreme climatic conditions that often frequent northern garner. this area is part of the guinea forest, savannah, or relatively dry eco region. it's been fin the impact of climate change with floods during the rainy season and extreme droughts in the dryer months. the last in the morning patina agreed, dan, coming marginalising, potential fertility and productivity. so farmers unknown to rely on streaming because they're able to produce it. you sure, i mean minimize resources and also to productivities high and also it's helped to replenish soil facility. further, the less positive side to soy, being grown in the region. the opportunity to make a quick profit has seen

a growing number of farmers focusing on the plant while abandoning the more traditional crops like mays and millet. meanwhile, the major c o 2 reservoirs and the reason for them vegetation not being lost as trees, are clear to make weight the soybean farming. plus most of the harvest is used to feed livestock, and an increase in the counter population means an increase in methane production. meeting is one of the greenhouse gases with high global warming potential. so this in nexus written ari quarter production in climate change. so you could actually help the climate if used in the right way as a widely consumed meet substitute some mighty jacobo, regularly features soy in the mail she makes for her grandchildren who are really served meat on no longer there. well, it's cheap compared to annual. meet my law, we can't buy beef because we can't afford it. and the sewing need helps him to cook

house. he meals the gone a on or thirties, want to see a further expansion of soybean farming in the northern region. the women's cooperative run by mary a li law, shows the promising demand for meet substitutes made from the vin. and if more people follow that example, the climate will also be grateful. and now from soil to rice is a staple of africa who said around $20000000.00 tons of the green i call to voted in africa each year. yet that still not enough to meet demand. so many countries rely on in ports. but as global markets shift, selleger is looking to cover all its rice needs domestically. the rice harvest is in full swing, and the women who work the fields around that village in central senegal have a big goal in sight for their community locked the linea umbrella. we go if we

continue to produce this amount of rise each year, we can do without imports. then your book right now that's our main objective is omar leave is local. rice is also healthier, more and taste better than imported rice well near him. despite the good organic growing conditions, senegal imports around 900000 tons of rice a year from india. but last fall india band. the export of cheaper broken rice and put a 20 percent export tax on other varieties to help its domestic supply and prices. after a drought to do this, will lead you forward and 8 center goals. myself's efficiency program, he says, dependence on inputs is dangerous. bully, peaky, and pot duty. every country that imports rise from india has in what is at risk, which is almost the entire world mule buck. lemme, let's not forget that. india is the biggest exporter of rice worldwide. one senegal

currently grows enough rice to cover its domestic needs for 9 months. beyond that, it has to rely on impulse government investments ostensibly aimed to make senegal self sufficient in rice by 2015. but many rice farmers think authorities haven't taken the necessary action when once in a while they were alone near there would in the senegalese authorities only act and clears out one of them. they don't really believe in this objective kadelli widely open. it is on if they were committed now we could reach self sufficiency in 2 years. synagogue mean is i don't, but they've been selling us this dream for decades. been what we have the land and the synagogue river nearby. we have no excuse when you are just bad policy soon. if rise, farmers need access to land an extra funding to boost production anathema. the country now has what it needs on the industrial side. for a long time, there were only small scale companies whose end product was often not up to standard rise. factory manager says that's changed

significantly. we had a new villas in the industry. there are new industrial units here in both small and medium sized comp, which to excellent rise processing, my ex and they're now producing a quality rise, a white rise that can be sold, broken. i fine broken or whole is if i will be reunited ivory coast to recently reduced its imports from india by almost 25 percent. these rice farmers here in the heart of senegal, hope to see their country do the same as soon as possible. and now for something entirely different, did you know that your hair could help save wide life? we've all seen horrible images of dead sea birds in the aftermath of an oil spill. and what does that have to do? we hair. you are bought to find out. i will may run on oil,

but when it enters our rivers, lakes, or oceans, it causes ecological devastation that is very difficult to reverse. however, a movement launched in response as slowly but surely gaining traction. creating mass made from a renewable readily available and globally accessible resource. human hair is your window the topic for we produce hammers that are about 60 centimeters, square foot parkway. basically 3 layers, felted from one killer of hair, and also a map light that can absorb 7 or 8 liters of hydrocarbon oil or driller it. that's why they're very good for cleaning up oil related to pollution hobby or don't other depletion human hair as hydrophobic. and bio absorbent, which means it repels water and can collect contaminants like oil. and it does so

quickly. it's also raw material that usually goes to waste. but there are plenty of hair salons willing to donate clippings to make the mats, gasoline masika. i like a shame to see the hair just thrown away to something, especially now that i know it can be put to such good use. copper velvet clenches using hair to clean up contaminated water is an idea that's been around for decades . as the movement gains momentum produces set up networks with local salons. a surplus of mats means more would be available whenever and wherever they are needed . over the past 50 years, for example, it's estimated that more than 2000000 tons of oil have entered the nitro delta. the consequences of a large spill in 2018 are still being felt. today. almost all of those seafoods of gone can't find him again because of the oil on these

as lead to e. a liberal party i will years find not, not find the word to describe the ongoing cleanup effort is desperately lengthy and costly. one it stories like this, that motivated british hairdresser del williams to start making mats from her customers. clippings mats made from hair, could also reduce reliance on absorbant made from synthetic materials, but likewise pollute the environment. at the moment i have a few companies trialing lance air. hopefully they will soon order the mats and stop pushing out those polypropylene mats and they're using at the moment, which makes sense since synthetic materials are made from oil themselves and are not biodegradable. that's just one more reason many environmentally minded people want hair to play a central role in the effort to clean up contaminated waters all over the world.

from europe, back to africa, the continent with the world's youngest population. people here are also most likely to be affected by climate change in their life time. that is right, crease in kenya, drought is already having a huge impact on communities. and that has many people. her son, especially young people, are next report futures. one woman was really found at her own environmental protection organization. oh and. and anita so you not is a climate warrior. she's fighting to protect her home armed not with weapons, but with 3 saplings. co county south of lee robbie is suffering. it's was drought in 40 years. climate change is taking a heavy toll on the re,

john. it's effects are catastrophic. we depend on past totally depend on water. we depend on all the things that have been affected by climate change. so over time, if we knew what was happening before, not happening now, showed that it keeps getting worse. we keep losing animals, we keep losing almost everything, any know, for every we actually look at animals have our wealth. so we're actually getting portly by day because of climate change. she's witnessed fast hon. the devastation of forest in her home on the border of tom's. and now, at the same time, drought periods are getting longer. drought has become the new normal, and food and water are increasingly short supply. now you e, i, tati, her 7 children. she's lived here all her life. and this is the was job she's ever experienced. thanks to her environmental activism, anita,

selena knows the deputy governor of co jadwin today, the pain now your he of is it bringing her food so she can feed her family for the next few days. in the past, she was able to leave from her kettle, but now there's not enough vegetation for them to graze on as she has to buy any more food. before the drought. now, you e a tati kept 20 cows. now they are only 5 cows and a few goats left in of letty de la yet. and the difference with the seasons is that they used to be shot and long grains. that meant people could plant mays and beans. they could feel their families were unaware. but now there's not enough rainfall resulting in long droughts, and we no longer plant crops for human consumption, but we have a shortage of food. people are suffering from severe hunger and animals are immersed, seated, and sold at a throw. are we praise? everything's harder than it is to be more. there were more we now feeling any more

flag people, you know, you have to buy food for animals. you have to take care of them live near enough water and all that. so they've been for much, oh, happening that is actually very, very painful. come to think of it live up, people who have contributed almost nothing to climate change but or on the receiving end of the what impacts me i need to sign off founded and the mental protection organization calls ice warriors as part of their walk. the activists have planted 5000 mostly indigenous trees. according to a canyon forest savage part, the country as far as cover increased from 6 percent in 2018 to nearly 9 percent in 2021. but before a titian remains a serious problem, in case we need to trace to uh,

to cover we need to clean our oceans to cover things. so just like we need something to, to help clean what we have already released, the anita sign. her also works closely with the local government to raise awareness of mental concerns among local and she even went into politics herself to insure environmental was a met. okay. maybe she spent the summer campaigning in the villages as a member of the green thinking auction politic. the reason i went for element, if it is because it's selfish, it's as if that if i go to parliament and possible, it will help or it will also speak for someone who's not in my constituents. and it's also where most critical issues and bills can be passed and that is what i tend to do. i need to find i didn't manage to secure a seat, but she remains unbeatable. but she'll continue trunk and then you have a mental causes and low being politicians. and she is well aware that environmental

protection isn't only a priority. and now i'm a chinese, norfolk to other country, is going to add to the quick of call or call to action, which i think that the little hope remaining. for some of us, we are waiting to see what these countries will do. and i believe these we can still do something if we can meet. so when the, the finance of that we are financing fossil fuels, we can transfer the financing and finance. what are we can in the know in moving from or for your 1st to fossil free? anita selina is contributing to that transition by planting trees and ensuring our green of future for kids. what an impressive run inspiring woman. and that brings us to the end of today's show. we hope you enjoyed it, and that you join us again next week to obey and i am chris alarms, signing off from a good state nigeria. and before i think good bye, here is a quick reminder that you can stay in touch with us through our social media

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