Efforts to hold back the Sahara Desert with a wall of vegetation are paying off in Senegal where communities harvest fresh fruits and vegetables from the dry desert sands. Providing a much-needed source of nutrition to areas where malnutrition is high, the project also helps communities cope with the rising threat of climate change.
Bent almost double in the searing afternoon heat, rows of women in brightly patterned dresses gather ripe tomatoes, and dark purple aubergines from plants rooted in the sandy soil of the village of Widou Thiengoli in northern Senegal.
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