Medias

"One woman, one fruit tree" is part of a project to slow desertification in Senegal. Villagers and farmers are taken to see a region that's become arid, to spur them to protect their own land.

CGIAR Climate's insight:

Drought is hitting parts of Africa hard and is expected to cause yield declines for many major crops across the continent over coming decades. 

In this NPR podcast, CCAFS soil scientist Robert Zougmoré explains how One Woman One Fruit Tree, a project combatting food insecurity and desertification in Senegal, came about.