Forest Garden Program

Forest Garden Program, Senegal

Our project aims to create sustainable forest gardens by partnering with local farmers. In a region needing rejuvenation, we train 500 farmers in sustainable land management, develop tree nurseries, and plant 2,000 trees per farmer, for a total of 1,000,000 trees. This initiative not only restores the land but also ensures food security and generates income for the farmers. The project has been recognized with the World Restoration Flagship Award

954,874 Trees funded of 1,000,000
144,779.479 T CO2 compensated
25,597 Followers
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14 updates related to SocialEconomy
August 2024

Our forest garden approach is proving to be both productive for the land and beneficial for our farmers.

29 Aug 2024
Mari Carmen
Mari Carmen · 7 months ago

😍😍❤️❤️💪💪

July 2024

His name is Ousmane, and he is celebrating his harvest that is helping him provide for his family.

31 Jul 2024
Mari Carmen
Mari Carmen · 7 months ago

🙌👏

While teaching and supporting local farmers across Senegal, we help them learn how to maintain forest gardens, which provide both food and alternative sources of income.

31 Jul 2024
Mari Carmen
Mari Carmen · 7 months ago

Guapísima!

May 2024

Maintaining fruit trees and crops in agroforestry practices is crucial for sustained productivity and ecosystem health. Regular care, including pruning, watering, and pest management, ensures healthy growth and bountiful yields.
While initial establishment may take a few years,

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29 May 2024
Richard Boast
Richard Boast · 8 months ago

Pleasing that this is a long-term collaboration with an overall tree manageme...

March 2024

Maintaining a forest garden is not a path to quick fixes; it demands consistent care and patience. This dedication is essential to witness the transformative impact and benefits that can enrich each family's life.

26 Mar 2024
December 2023

Farmers select vegetables, fruit trees and other high value crops to diversify their fields and meet their priority nutritional and market needs.

19 Dec 2023
Farid BRIKH
Farid BRIKH · a year ago

Pour mes parents

December 2022

Plant Change with Bassirou Seck

Four years ago, Bassirou Seck was farming on unhealthy soil and harvesting very little from his land. It was difficult to see a secure future in fa...

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November 2022

Catching up with Seynabou

Seynabou Diatta is determined to build a bright future for herself and her family. “I want to offer a better life to my children, the one I didn’...

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July 2022

“My Forest Garden has provided me with food and an income through selling my vegetables at my small stall,” says Rosemary Mande.

12 Jul 2022
Catherine Marche
Catherine Marche · 3 years ago

Thank you for the update. Glad you are reaping these benefits 👌

A Sustainable Future for Africa Starts with Agroforestry

Written by Maimouna Cisse and Lindsay Cobb I went from being a marginalized person to a successful person who shares her profits.” Jeanne d’Arc Sam...

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June 2022

Sitan is transforming her farm in the heart of Africa’s Great Green Wall.

The long-deteriorating conditions of the Sahel region prompted the Great Green Wall movement in the 1970’s. More recently, the African Union has re...

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May 2022

This picture shows a droneview of one of the forest gardens we created with a local smallholder farmers.

05 May 2022
March 2022

This picture shows our Country Trainer Richard Ssali Kaggwa harvesting vegetables from our Forest Garden Training Site. Our local team truly appreciates your generous support. A big thank you from Senegal!

17 Mar 2022
January 2022

Doubling the Impact of the Forest Garden

by Maimouna Cisse Senegalese farmer Saliou Seck joined the Forest Garden Program in Senegal four years ago. At the time, he was growing just two cr...

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