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NIGER TREE PLANTING
Almost every tree he planted in Niger died until he looked more closely at bushes. His discovery helped regenerate 5 million hectares- In the 1980s, Niger regrew 200 million trees across five million hectares without planting them: farmers revived the "underground forest" beneath their fields
- Burkina Faso’s desert was swallowing his land, so one farmer dug thousands of pits and grew a 40-hectare forest
- Sahara vs Great Green Wall: An 8,000-km green belt is being built across Africa's Sahel region; aims to stop desert expansionAfrica's Great Green Wall is an 8,000-kilometre restoration initiative stretching from Senegal to Djibouti, aimed at reversing decades of d...05 Jul, 2026, 01.15 PM IST
- UN helping farmers in Afghanistan, AfricaAlarmed by adverse impact of climate change on farming and rising food prices, the UN agencies are helping farmers in Afghanistan and Afric...29 Apr, 2008, 10.20 AM IST
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