Desertification in Burkina Faso – Desertification

Image source: WVC 1990-07 Bois de la Fraternization in Arbolle (Passoré Province, Burkina Faso)

Professor Willem Van Cotthem (Ghent University, Belgium) presented the success of a reforestation project in collaboration with Canada, which used the soil conditioner TerraCottem to grow trees without irrigation.

Desertification: The impact of climate change on smallholder farmers in Burkina Faso

video: http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x2n8vye

By Roland Brockmann

author: William Van Cottum

Professor Emeritus of Botany, Ghent University (Belgium). Scientific advisor on desertification and sustainable development.
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