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Bareina village is literally submerged by the encroaching
desert. A women's co-operative in Mitkay, 25 kilometers from
from Rosso, work on their garden by raking and cleaning. A women's co-operative in Mitkay, 25 kilometers from
Rosso, work on their garden by raking and cleaning. A women's co-operative in Mitkay, 25 kilometers from
Rosso, work on their garden by preparing the soil for plantation.
A women's co-operative in Mitkay, 25 kilometers from
Rosso, work on their garden by preparing the soil for plantation.
A women's co-operative in Mitkay, 25 kilometers from
Rosso, work on their garden by distributing manure to fertilize
soil. A women's co-operative in Mitkay, 25 kilometers from
Rosso, work on their garden by distributing manure to fertilize
soil. A women's co-operative in Mitkay, 25 kilometers from
Rosso, work on their garden by watering soil. A women's co-operative in Mitkay, 25 kilometers from
Rosso, work on their garden by watering soil. A women's co-operative in Mitkay, 25 kilometers from
Rosso, fetch water for their garden from a nearby well. A women's co-operative in Mitkay, 25 kilometers from
Rosso, work on their garden by planting trees for wind-breaking.
A women's co-operative in Mitkay, 25 kilometers from
Rosso, work on their garden by planting trees for wind breaking.
An example of a moving dune moving towards and covering
a tree. An example of a moving dune moving towards and covering
a tree. A meeting place for cattle farmers on the main road
to Rosso Prosopis trees planted for the stabilization of sand
dunes, the technique is used to fight against sand encroachment.
The method has proved effective to most areas threatened by this
problem. Constructing fences and reforestation are used to
stop desertification . The fences provide protection to newly planted
trees against the movement of wind-driven sand. Later the grown
trees will be able to stand on their own. A meeting place for cattle farmers on the main road
to Rosso A twelve kilometer long canal of the M'Pourič irrigation
system pumped in from the Senegal river. Carpenter repairs fishing boat on the Banc D'Arguin.
Water being pumped into a reservoir from a well and
simultaneously released onto the land. The water then runs into
sand channels built around palm trees for irrigation. A farmer channelling irrigation water into a sand
canal to irrigate his and others palm trees. The pumping station that pumps water from the Senegal
river and sends it to the main canal . A portrait of a woman and her two children, in a
village near Atar city, Adrar region. A portrait of a woman sitting on the doorstep of
her mini-shop. In a village near Atar city, Adrar region. A distant view of the oasis Azougui, which shows
the aridity of the area surrounding it. An irrigated area in Rosso, and it's lateral canal.
A smaller canal in Rosso used to irrigate rice paddies.
Two children standing in front of a poultry cage.
A farmer's daughter serving tea in the family hut.
Farmers from Rosso discuss with the programme director,
the harvesting of rice. A man in a palm tree harvesting dates in the Atar
Ville, an oasis in the Atar group. Old Chinese tractors preparing the soil on plots
of the state farm for seed planting, in expectation of the first
rainfall. Boys sewing in a small shop in the market of Rosso.
Portrait of a woman standing in the Azougui oasis
in the Adrar region. Dr. Kamara Dramane, director of the rehabilitation
program, visits a repatriated family, which has settled and is now
growing watermelons. A single date covered with dusty threads woven by
spider mite. The dates affected by 'Taka' disease (Olygonychus afrasiaticus)
are given to animals as they are not suitable for human consumption.
A project technician looks at a bunch of dates infected
by 'Taka disease' (Olygonychus afrasiaticus). Members of a local family from Rosso, using a lateral
canal for washing clothing. Members of a local family from Rosso, using a lateral
canal for washing clothing. Close-up of date palm branches infected by the disease
caused by white scale (parlatoria blancardi). A women's group from the village of Breun Darou,
return from their vegetable garden which they have cleaned after
a cabbage harvest. This metallic fence has been constructed by the project
to protect the oasis from animals. A women's group from the village of Breun Darou,
return from their vegetable garden which they have cleaned after
a cabbage harvest. A women's group from the village of Breun Darou,
in their vegetable garden which they are cleaning after a cabbage
harvest. Three girls return home from a nearby well carrying
fresh water for drinking and cooking. In the central market of Rosso, used clothing is
displayed in piles while new clothing is hung up next to the shop.
A moving sand dune on the road to Toungad in the
Adrar region. A women's group from the village of Breun Darou,
in their vegetable garden which they are clearing after a cabbage
harvest. A moving sand dune on the road to Toungad in the
Adrar region. A women's group from the village of Breun Darou,
in their vegetable garden which they are clearing after a cabbage
harvest. Toungad is an oasis that has had serious sand mobility
problems. The project has intervened using stabilization techniques
such as planting prosopis trees to halt the encroachment. A women's group from the village of Breun Darou,
in their vegetable garden which they are cleaning after a cabbage
harvest. Three girls sitting on a sand dune that was a threat
to their oasis before the stabilization program was put into effect.
Two young women holding bowls of dates harvested
in their oasis. A women's group from the village of Breun Darou,
in their vegetable garden which they are clearing after a cabbage
harvest. Palm trees inside the oasis. A women's group from the village of Breun Darou,
in their vegetable garden which they are clearing after a cabbage
harvest. A traditional well (lined with stones) funded by
the project. The well is equipped with a motor pump and irrigation
pipes. The suction basin of the pumping station that takes
water from the Senegal river. Portrait of a farmers family members. Two workers inside the pumping station taking care
of the aged Chinese pumps. The project supports farmers in constructing and
deepening wells and supplying them with pumps and irrigation pipes.
Here farmers are standing by a water reservoir. A woman carries palm tree branches collected from
the oasis to be used as firewood for cooking. A women's group in Dieuk, gathering in the women's
house to chat about their latest project dyeing cloth. A woman constructs a dome shaped hut. She ties palm
branches in a ring to be used as a support for the hut's ceiling.
A woman mixes sorghum flour with water to prepare
couscous. Old machinery in the M'Pourič garage now serves as
a spare part depot for the irreparable Chinese equipment. People from the nearby fishing village look for rice
in the by-products outside the privately run rice mill. People from the nearby fishing village look for rice
in the by-products outside the privately run rice mill. A donkey feeds on the remains of a fence that was
destroyed by animals. People from the nearby fishing village look for rice
in the by-products outside the privately run rice mill. Two women from the fishing village of Dieuk look
out of the window of their home. Palm trees inside the protected oasis. Example of a palm tree that was originally 11 meters
high but is now mostly buried in the sand. A women's group in Dieuk, gathering in the women's
house to chat about their latest project dyeing cloth. Example of two palm t trees mostly buried by mobile
sand dunes. A women's group in Dieuk, gathering in the women's
house to chat about their latest project dyeing cloth. The mechanized stabilization techniques where fences
made of palm trees are implanted into the dune in a grid like pattern.
The 12 kilometer irrigation canal at Rosso. Thanks to sand dune fixation techniques, inhabitants
have been able to return to their homes on the eastern side of the
Toungad oasis, previously rendered uninhabitable by desert encroachment.
A repatriated farmer cleans the lateral canal leading
to his plot with two of his sons. Women weave rugs from palm stalks. A repatriated farmer cleans the lateral canal leading
to his plot with two of his sons. Men fix a fence constructed of palm trees that protects
an oasis from animals and sand. Portrait of a little girl with other children in
the village of Ajoucia in the Assaba region. A repatriated farmer cleans the lateral canal leading
to his plot with two of his sons. A repatriated farmer cleans the lateral canal leading
to his plot with two of his sons. The 12 kilometer irrigation canal at Rosso. On a farmer from Rosso's small plot rice is being
harvested. A young man lifts water from the well by using a
'shadouf'. The weight placed on the far end of the 'shadouf' lifts
the container made of animal hide. The 12 kilometer irrigation canal at Rosso. Women attend a literacy class on behalf of their
women's association which is assisted by the program. Portrait of a shepherd boy. Heavy night rainfall floods the area. Roads to many
oasis remain blocked. A farmer wife who has been repatriated from Senegal,
is picking beans which she has planted on the side of a dike, with
her two daughters. A farmer wife who has been repatriated from Senegal,
is picking beans which she has planted on the side of a dike, with
her two daughters. Cattle pass by a pool of rainwater after a day of
heavy rain in the Assaba region. Shepherds return with their sheep to Assaba for the
'khareef' or rainy season when the land is covered with grass. Local boys utilize a still common form of transportation;
the donkey cart. A Bedouin woman on a donkey migrates for the autumn
with her tribe to the village of Assaba. On a farmer from Rosso's small plot rice is being
threshed. A farmer standing in a sorghum field with a hoe on
his shoulder after a hard day's work in the field. A farmer uses his hoe to remove weeds from his sorghum
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