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"Rain is like alchemy for farmer Thialla Badiane in the Sahel region of
Senegal. Suddenly, it transforms dusty dunes into rich verdure, barren plains
into crop-laden fields.
But rain is increasingly scarce here on the edge of the Sahara desert.
Temperatures are rising by 50% more than the global average and threatening Mr.
Badiane’s most precious resource to feed himself and his seven children.
Annual rainfall could drop by 38% in Senegal in the coming decades, a threat to
the way of life for the nation’s 8 million farmers. Already the growing climate
emergency means rainfall has become more unpredictable, water scarcer, and
droughts longer.
So in Mr. Badiane’s hometown of Ndiob, hundreds of farmers seeking to combat
those effects have revived an ancient farming technique – with a 21st-century
twist."
Via
Positive.News
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
