Bala greenhouse
posted in: Bala Garden, Greenhouse, Harvesting
At Bala, gardener Abdourahmane has planted a variety of local crops, including okra, chilli peppers and cassava.
The Garden of Skills greenhouse
posted in: Greenhouse, Malanti Garden
The Malanti greenhouse, built by young deaf and hard-of-hearing people from the Lesotho-based “Farming our Future” association, is a real asset for the women in the Garden of Skills. It enables them to sow their crops sheltered from the sun … Read More
Sowing in the Garden of Skill’s greenhouse at Malanti
posted in: Garden maintenance, Greenhouse, Malanti Garden, Seedlings
The women in charge of the Garden of Skills at Malanti in Eswatini are preparing the selection of seeds that they will put into pots in the greenhouse. It’s a painstaking task, so as not to waste this precious resource … Read More
Planting courgettes in Sandiare
posted in: Greenhouse, Mbour Farms
As part of the seed project involving Agrosemens, APAF and The Ivory Foundation, Thieleme, the technician in charge of greenhouses in the Mbour region, planted courgette seedlings in the Sandiare and Nobadane greenhouses. The varieties were selected to best suit … Read More
Nobadane seed farm
The Nobadane seed farm is one of three seed production sites operated by Apaf in collaboration with The Ivory Foundation and Agrosemence. It includes a greenhouse and outdoor section where onions are grown for seed production. The greenhouse has been … Read More
Preparing the cultivation beds at the Sandiare farm
posted in: Greenhouse, Mbour Farms, Seed harvesting & cuttings, Senegal, Sustainable approaches
As part of the seed project involving Agrosemens, APAF and The Ivory Foundation, a new greenhouse has been set up at Sandiara to complete the production system, giving priority to one variety per species at each site, in order to limit … Read More
Garden views of Bala, Sénégal
posted in: Alternative agriculture, Bala Garden, Farming Module, Greenhouse
The Bala seed farm has been set up within the Kaicedrat health centre with the support of The Ivory Foundation. It includes a 200m2 greenhouse ideal for guaranteeing the varietal purity of the species. Around the greenhouse, plots have been laid … Read More
Greenhouse maintenance at the Garden of Skills, Malanti, Eswatini
posted in: Greenhouse, Malanti Garden
The greenhouse at Malanti is used both for seedling production and for starting crops in a protected area. The greenhouse limits the impact of the sun and limits evaporation. The women in charge of the vegetable garden wear their work … Read More
Garden plots at St Paul’s School in Lesotho
posted in: Greenhouse, Lesotho, Saint Paul school – Leribe
At St Paul’s School in Leribe, Lesotho, the 6 deaf and hard of hearing young people trained at the educational farm maintain the plots to produce the vegetables cooked at the boarding school canteen. Some of the crops are grown … Read More
Sowing in the seed greenhouse of the Bala centre (Senegal)
posted in: Bala Garden, Greenhouse, Seedlings, Senegal
The Ivory Foundation has developed a reproductive seed production project in Senegal with the organic seed company Agrosemens. The Bala medical centre in eastern Senegal, near Tambacounda, is one of the pilot sites associated with this initiative. Abdourhamane, head of … Read More