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Chopping of a felled Kaya senegalensis tree in
the zone of Pita. Most of the wood fuel thus obtained is destined
to furnaces of factories where laterite bricks are produced. A furnace for brick production in the region of
Labé. Strong population pressure and the relatively good financial
situation in the region has caused a boom in the housing industry.
Unfortunately the only fuel available to keep burning such furnaces
is wood fuel obtained through unchecked and indiscriminate tree
felling. A woman farmer in the Labé area fertilizes her
maize plantation inside the 'tapade' (an intensely cultivated
enclosed house garden) using animal dung (organic fertilizer).
An artisanal set up, typical of the Labé region,
used for the production and collection of animal manure. The hut
space has been divided in 'ground floor' and 'first floor'. The
animals, mostly goats, are being kept for a while in upper floor
pen while their droppings accumulate on the ground floor. Woman farmer pounding 'taro' tuber to obtain a
sort of flour from the pulp. She is doing the pounding in the
'tapade' (an intensely cultivated enclosed house garden). Children harvesting bananas in a 'tapade' (an intensely
cultivated enclosed house garden). Harvesting of eggplants in the area of Labé. This
is one of the positive results of the horticulture component activities
of the IFAD-supported project. Harvesting of eggplants in the area of Labé. This
is one of the positive results of the horticulture component activities
of the IFAD-supported project. An extension worker in the zone of Labé instructs
a group of farmers on how to use a chemical to exterminate termite
nests. The exterminating fluid must be poured on the nests before
dawn to avoid quick evaporation. A farmer pouring exterminating fluid on a termite
nest in the zone of Labé. A forest of pinus trees in the region of Dalaba.
It was first planted by French colonists in the 1930's, its wood
is being used for industrial purposes. A farmer pouring exterminating fluid on a termite
nest in the zone of Labé. A pedal powered water pump in action. It was provided
under the provision of the IFAD-supported project. A pedal powered water pump in action. It was provided
under the provision of the IFAD-supported project. Girls carrying water-filled bowls on their head.
They bring home water collected at the pump. Women carrying firewood in the Labé area. Firewood
is the cheapest fuel for home cooking but its widespread practice
causes ecological damages like soil erosion. Women picking Indicofera indica leaves in the zone
of Labé. These leaves are the basic ingredient for producing the
blue dye used in cloth dyeing. Blue dyed clothing drying in the sun in the area
of Pita. Clothing was dyed using an extract from Indicofera indica
leaves. Boys picking edible berries from santaloides afzeli
bushes in the zone of Labé. Women farmers weeding a maize plantation inside
a 'tapade' (an intensely cultivated house garden) in the Labé
area. A woman farmer shelling meré (parkia biglobosa)
in the area of Labé. The meré seeds are used to produce sumbará,
a sort of spicy thickening flour for soups. Felling of trees is the second stage of the slash-and-burn
shifting agriculture practiced by itinerant farmers. This practice
leads to quick soil erosion. Close-up of woman of the Fouta Djallon region.
Close-up of woman of the Fouta Djallon region.
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A woman of the Fouta Djallon region feeding her
children with mango fruit juice. After drying and boiling the mango fruit to turn
it into juice, these women feed their children with it. Women at work on mango fruits. Through a simple
operation the fruits are dried, boiled and placed under preserve
in bottles. Women at work on mango fruits. Through a simple
operation the fruits are dried, boiled and placed under preserve
in bottles. Women at work on mango fruits. Through a simple
operation the fruits are dried, boiled and placed under preserve
in bottles. An extension worker demonstrates the uses of a
cooking stove which saves on precious fuel to a group of local
women in the Fouta Djallon region. Women selling mango at the open market in Labé.
Bread baked like French baguettes on sale at the
market of Pita. Soil erosion on this steep slope is the logic consequence
after a few years of slash-and-burn shifting agriculture practiced
by itinerant farmers. A money collection near Labé. The money is a contribution
towards common interest communal work. A money collection near Labé. The money is a contribution
towards common interest communal work. Adult literacy class in Labé. A woman farmer milking a cow inside a 'tapade'
(an intensely cultivated house garden) in the Labé area. A parkia biglobosa tree, called Neré. It produces
seeds needed to obtain a widely used thickening flour. The shells
are used to produce an insecticide powder. A woman feeds her goats with an improved pasture
concotion in the zone of Pita. One of the many water wells with protected spring
built under the provision of the IFAD-supported project. New ploughing technique tested in the Labé area,
using two pairs of oxen to obtain a deeper furrow. Making charcoal in the Pita region. A baker in the town Achi. One of the very few natural forest oasis left in
the valley of the Sara river, in the zone of Kabe. A stream swollen by the first seasonal rains in
the zone of Labé. The Fouta Djallon region has been nicknamed
'Château d'eau d'Afrique' on account of its climate and its forests.
The river Niger starts flowing from this region. A view of natural forests in the Sara basin. Unchecked and indiscriminate tree felling. The
resulting wood is being used for industrial purposes. Trunks of felled trees being loaded onto a lorry
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