Solarpunk Farming

1593 readers

6 users here now

Farm all the things!

Also see:

founded 3 years ago

MODERATORS

ex_06@slrpnk.net

poVoq@slrpnk.net

toaster@slrpnk.net

234

'Forgotten' water harvesting system transforms 'barren wasteland' into thriving farmland (www.upworthy.com)

submitted 2 weeks ago by SteveKLord@slrpnk.net to c/farming@slrpnk.net

31 comments fedilink hide all child comments

Just a few years ago, the Sahel region at the northern edge of Senegal was a "barren wasteland" where nothing had grown for 40 years. But the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) and local villagers teamed up to regreen the area, bringing back agriculture, improving the economy of the people who live there, and preventing the climate migration that desertification ultimately leads to.

you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments

[–] HobbitFoot@thelemmy.club 38 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Surely some construction equipment could work order(s?) of magnitude faster.

You have to supply the support network for the equipment. For a lot of less developed areas, it isn't worth it to supply a tractor which will become a statue.

[–] Steve@startrek.website 20 points 2 weeks ago

And part of the project is to employ local labor