i'm felicia endace b. into hanna's back south africa we've got a lot in store on today's show but before we get started i'd like to say hello to my co-host yet to in the late us thank you very much for the show and greetings to you from the faucet back in lagos nigeria good to see you as always yes indeed we've got another interesting program that office plenty of food for thought. speaking of food plentiful plants don't just produce sweet and leashes juice a design of europe has developed a jewel of fabric from their five. and in cameroon to use cooking oil is being put to good use to make so. we may be at crossroads when it comes to the food we eat concerns going over industrial farming monocultures and crossbones chemical fertilizers and additives interests you know gunning food is growing around the world here in africa plenty. people are going to produce what so far distribution and sales tend to be local and small scale but a start up in morocco may be on to something the digital platform. age to mak

my charming colleague from south africa for leisure i know they're all hi everyone my name is felicia endace b. and i'm joining you guys from johannesburg this week you can learn about how women in kenya are fighting for elephants and that's not all also coming up. a man who is bringing a superfood to south africa she has. an organization in cameroon teaching people how to use water responsibly. and after farming in madagascar and how it's leading to new livelihoods. mama tembo means mother elephant in swahili it's also an affectionate term some border women call each other and they mean it literally. some of them track the animals and do what they can to keep corridors free for them to move about that helps keep the elephants safe from harm but also ensures that both humans and animals have enough access to scarce resources like water. it's early in the morning in some county kenya boitano is taking have families animals out to the grazing fields but that's just one job she'll do today. as a few accessories for her next job as a wildlife conservation and. she is the leader over women group po