Tolou Keurs, Senegal's Drought-Resistant Circular Gardens

Provided by: The Kid Should See This |Published on: May 20, 2022
Articles/Websites Grades 6-8, 9-12

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  • This video and short article describes a new agricultural practice that is growing in popularity in Senegal.
  • Tolou Keurs, drought-resistant, circular gardens, are being planted to slow desertification and provide food security and livelihoods for local communities.
  • Boki Diawe, an agricultural engineer, describes how he envisions that Tolou Keurs can play a role in the Great Green Wall reforestation project in Africa. 
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Subjects: Social Studies, Biology
Authors: The Kid Should See This, Reuters
Region: Africa
Languages: English, French

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