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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 walk home from me to chris alone 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 eco africa show, we look at ways to reduce the volume of greenhouse gases. and here's what else is coming up. in ghana, we've visit a women's corporation making meet some students from soil in ivory coast. we'll see how old gun farming is being promoted. and in kenya, we meet on was high woman dedicated to environmental protection. way now we know

our planets resources are finite. but what might that mean for the small communities? should of forest be counter for firewood or left as a harvard for biodiversity? in guinea, they have devised a fun and effective way of helping the local leaders decide if we put people here, how will it affect life in the forest? this strategy bought 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 for 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, with those only 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 tower of west africa because it is the source of several regional rivers. the footer 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 tip on these to address these and other issues, daniel kate, i shared the game with 3 communities to day ease in pillow,

cora dunker vascular bladder. the game board depicts the village and its surroundings as each player represents one family group 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 that it was you would have it, it is a ship. the central focus of the game is to determine ways to manage resources sustainably. and in harmony with nature, each round represents one crop. here over several rounds, the families have to decide individually or to jointly where to plant 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 lot animals. then i'll protect the forest at our, the lead on them in got a hey, gil 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 strategy, not to plant crocks on the waterways and to reforest this area all the way to the hill of city. and the thing under the people of pillar korea have recognized the benefits of nature conservation and really 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 i would definitely love to try out that game. it's all about practice rather than theory. it is best on the idea that to really understand something you need to get a handle on need. quite literally need and advance exactly what an initiative in ivory coast as that old to do to give a variance a feel for the benefits of organic farming. here is a base weeks doing give it ah, really 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 and ivory. an n g o has organized an organic fair on the outskirts of ada john. here in the

dahlia flora, nature reserve visitors can meet and talk to ganeth producers. goal rank ah, we want consumers to realize that the sector is already quite active. these will there be keepers vegetable farmers and people who grow organic cocoa, even if it's for export. beauman city for the exports are so, so if you're forecasting methods are already being practiced, and consumers are often surprised to hear that also play do their cancer. visitors can also learn a few practical skills while they're here, like how to build their own mini wind turbine from scrap words for 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 we're group of organizations is banding together to introduce a certification label for organic goods produced in ivory coast.

ah, then how about you? if you are also doing your bit, tell us about it, visit our website, or send us a tweet. patch tag doing your bit. we share your stories. organic vegetables are great, but for balance diet, we also need protein. the most popular source for that estimate. but as recent studies show, meet consumption and the climate crisis 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 in 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 the financial diet on a low budget for if we want to single out a leg you 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 animal source protest would 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, a nutritional expert, she runs

a women's initiative into mother that produces sawyer based foods. those stages separating this toys 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. the crag 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, can 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 individuals. so we go house to house, sell in or in group programs me. i mean display our product in south. so people

veteran, i marry a li law 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 forests of honor, a 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 are degraded dog in the coming marginalize in terms of fertility and productivity. so farmers unknown relying on streaming because they're able to produce it. you sure, i mean minimal resources and also to productivity is high. and also it's helped to replenish soil facility. further, the less positive side to soybean 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 in the reason souls and vegetation are being lost as trees are clear to make wave. 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. return is one of the gals gases with high global warming potential. so this in nexus which in our quarter production in climate change. so you could actually help the climate if used in the right way as a widely consumed meet substitute so mater jacobo, regularly feature soy in the mail she makes for her grandchildren, who are rarely served to meet on a longer day go when it's cheap compared to animal meet the my lottery can't buy beef because we can't afford it. and the lawyer need helps is to cook housey meals

. the gone an authority want to see a further expansion of saudi in farming in the northern region. the women's cooperative run by mary a lee last fall 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. cou said around $20000000.00 tons of the green are cultivated in africa each year, yet that still not enough to meet demand. so many countries rely on in ports. but as global markets shift center, guys looking to cover all its rice needs domestically. huh. the rice harvest is in full swing. and the women who work the fields around dac village in central senegal have

a big goal in sight for their community. like the linear umbrella we go if we continue to produce this amount of rise each year that we can do without imports. the yellow book right now about our main objective is m r v. this local rice is also healthier, more, and tastes better than imported rise well near huh. 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. so this will lead you for ordinate center goals, rice self sufficiency program. he says, dependence on imports is dangerous. bully picky and pock duty every country that imports rise from india has what is at risk, which is almost the entire world in your book. lemme, let's not forget that india is the biggest exporter of rice world wide along

senegal, commonly 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 cynical self sufficient in rice by 2015. but many rice farmers think all sorties haven't taken the necessary action woman synagogue. they were all near it. there would in the senegalese authorities only act in play or use our them, they don't really believe in this objective and could only one leg up when it is on it. if they were committed now we could reach self sufficiency in 2 years. synagogue mean his 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 were just bad policies. rice 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 rice factory manager says that's changed

significantly. we had a new velez in at the end of the year, there are new industrial units here. it both small and medium sized co op, which to excellent rise processing my excel. they're now producing a quality rise, a white rise that can be sold, broken, or fine broken or whole is f. i will be reunited ivory coast to recently reduced its imports from india. by almost 25 percent of 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 old 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 what we did the piece for. we produce her math that are about 60 centimeters square for basically 3 layers, felted from one killer of hair, and also a map light that can absorb 7 or 8 liters of hydrocarbon oil dealer. they do not want a very good for cleaning up oil related to pollution sober don't cover depression. human hair is hydrophobic, and by you absorbent, which means it repels water and can collect contaminants like oil,

and it does so quickly. it's also a rule material that usually goes to waste, but there are plenty of hair salons willing to donate clippings to make the mats gatson and massacre. i like it's a shame to see the hair just thrown away to something, especially now that i know it can be put to such good use. co vialva glen choice 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 night at delta. the consequences of a large spill in 2018 are still being felt to day, almost all of those seafoods of gone can't find him again because of the oil.

on these as lead to e. in liberal poverty, i will years find not, not find a way to describe the ongoing cleanup effort is the 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 absorbing it's made from synthetic materials, which 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, they cultivate 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. a one woman was really found at her own environmental protection organization. oh, and anita so he not is a climate warrior. she's fighting to protect her home armed not with weapons, but with 3 saplings. cajole 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 eats,

effects are catastrophic. we depend on pastor, we depend on water, we depend on all the things that have been affected by climate change. so it over time is when what was happening before and what is 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 toms. 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 drought she's ever experienced. thanks to her environmental activism,

anita sina 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 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. 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 a must seated and sold at a throw. are we praise? everything's harder than it is to be more. yeah, we're more we now feeding,

i mean will 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 are on the receiving end of the impact me i me to sign off founded under a mental protection organization called ice warriors as part of their walk. the activists have planted 5 poles and mostly indigenous trees. according to a canyon forest service report, the country as far as cover increased from 6 percent in 2018 to nearly 9 percent in 2021. but before restoration remains a serious problem in k, now we need to trace to uh,

to cover. we need to clean out options to cover things. so it's just like we need something to to help clean what we have already released anita sign. her also works closely with the local government to raise awareness or mental concerns among local and she even went into politics herself to insure environmental was a met. okay, let me think about she spent the summer campaigning in the villages as a member of the green thinking auction party. the reason i went for parliament i use it is because it's selfish it's, it's as if that if i go to parliament and possible, it will help or it will also speak for someone who is 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, anita lena didn't manage to secure a seat, but she remains unbeatable. she'll continue trunk and the new revel. 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 not affecting other countries. he's going to answer the quick of call or a 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 plan further financing and finance. what are we can in ino, in moving from fossil fuels to fossil free? anita selina is contributing to that transition. i planting trees and assuring our green future for kit young. what an impressive run inspire and 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 alones, signing off from a go 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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