Burkinabe Engineer Turns Water Hyacinth Into Gold Mine
In Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso's capital city, Mariama Mamane, cuts up water hyacinth, fermenting it into a fertilizer and compost for farmers, called Jacigrow. The by-product of the fertilizer is a gas, which Mamane's machine captures in blue plastic square bags.
In the two years since Mariama Mamane won the Young Champions of the Earth prize back in 2017, she has taken great strides in her mission to provide people in Burkina Faso with… Read more »
The sun fades fast on a small village surrounding the outskirts of Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso's capital city. Shadows fall in long dark lines across a neat row of houses. A group of… Read more »
Mariama Mamane tackles the problem of invasive water hyacinth choking water bodies.
She cuts up water hyacinth, ferments it into a fertilizer and compost for farmers, called Jacigrow. see more »
Young Champion of the Earth from 2017, Mariama Mamane, turns water hyacinth, an invasive species, into fertilizer, bio-gas and energy. Her pilot ... see more »
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