Inside Africa's Food Forest Mega-Project

Andrew Millison November 14, 2024
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Andrew Millison is a permaculture teacher and practitioner, media maker, and gardener. This is his personal channel for the videos he produces, as well as some produced by Oregon State University, where he is an instructor in the Horticulture department: https://www.andrewmillison.com/ https://workspace.oregonstate.edu/osu-permaculture-design

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Permaculture instructor Andrew Millison journeys with the UN World Food Programme to the country of Niger in the African Sahel to see an innovative land recovery project within the Great Green Wall of Africa that is harvesting rainwater, increasing food security, and rehabilitating the ecosystem. WFP Resilience Building: https://www.wfp.org/resilience-building Google Maps Locations of Niger sites we visited shown in the video: Dagouage (near Nigerian Border in Maradi): https://maps.app.goo.gl/V7yK7gECFj6p1gdJA Kouraye (newer site - vast area): https://maps.app.goo.gl/JQiCUq2AekbhYGhJ7 Dan Goudaou: https://maps.app.goo.gl/WzCzVqQeQMBcy6ov9 Dan Gueza: https://maps.app.goo.gl/mLzrbMBLhMCYyBpn8 Thanks to the WFP media team: Niger videographer: Emanuel Foukou Niger Drone Pilot: Adamou Dansalaou Chad videographer and drone pilot (Chad, Niger): Evelyn Fey WATCH THIS VIDEO IN FRENCH: https://youtu.be/o9VvDCI0A3k?si=WCOuPFGJ2QDTeCmg WATCH THIS VIDEO IN ARABIC: https://youtu.be/G37lD2tlEkc?si=d6Rt78Ea7IHR7gxN Map Animations: Ben Missimer of Pearl River EcoDesign: https://www.pearlriverecodesign.com/ Satellite before / after imagery: Soilwatch https://soilwatch.eu/ Special thanks to BOMBINO ( https://www.bombinomusic.com/ ) for use of these music tracks: Tenere (The Desert, My Home) Adouagh Chegren (At the Top of the Mountain) Illillagh Ténéré Alwane Si Chilan Oregon State University Online Permaculture Design Course: https://workspace.oregonstate.edu/course/permaculture-design-certificate-online Andrew Millison’s links: https://www.andrewmillison.com/ https://permaculturedesign.oregonstate.edu/ JOIN THIS CHANNEL to get access to uncut video content: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgb_TbreMgfDdLKkr4yYJHw/join SIGN UP FOR MY FREE NEWSLETTER: https://share.hsforms.com/1X79TznHYRCWc-8xE3hty7Q9opt