1. IT TAKES A VILLAGE AFRICA (Helping farmers in West Africa for self-sustainability)
We know that farming is the key to not only for self-sustainability but also social sustainability. It has
higher values over other basic needs because it can fulfill someone's own and others food demand.
Limited and unsafe food causes malnutrition, social problems and diseases. However, some region and
places are not fertile and weather is unfriendly for some crops or any crops. Our goal in West Africa
regions is to find ways to encourage, educate, find alternative and increase food production for their
self-sustainability.
At first, we need to identify the key problem that associated with farming. After identifying the
problems, we can find solutions, alternatives and provide the facilities to apply them.
 Educate & listen to farmers
 Farming equipment
 Innovative techniques
 Finding regional friendly crops
 Providing resources and distribution
For efficiency, we can educate the farmers to use the land best way possible, taking advantage of certain
opportunities and avoiding certain disadvantage. We can listen to the problems, create a panel to
find solutions and get back to educate them. In addition, we can also identify problems from other local
sources. On the other hand, we can advertise to local media about making the land, seeding, planting,
harvesting , type of crops that they should plant and early weather alert etc.
Proper farming equipment can help farmers to increase efficiency, which will encourage them to
increase productivity. Depending on the region finding and providing ideal equipment can be a great
achievement. An equipment can increase productivity by many times. For example farming start with
soil preparation a single tractor can be a great start for many farmers.
Innovative techniques like finding the alternative to the problems for example if the soil is not friendly to
the crops we can use alternative for the soil. It can be hydroponic, aquaponic, altering, or modifying the
land. On the other hand, if the weather is unfriendly we can try to find possible solution to coup and
take advantage from weather for later use. Alternatively, in unfriendly situation we can look for small
scales farming opportunities or other farming models.
Finding and testing a crops or plant that exists and thrive in other regions, which might also have
possibility to adopt in West African region. In addition, coordinating with farming related research that
related to the region.
To provide resources we can find affordable and suitable equipment and supplies, which will best fit
their needs. Farmers with no land can be the owner of an equipment and provide services to others. In
addition, farmers with minimal land can transform to nursery and they can have access to greenhouse
to produce starter plants on time. Also, providing them domestic animals like cow, goat, chickens etc. to
raise them and reproduce.
A single crop, an equipment or a method can bring great changes for a farmer. So, let us help to identify
the problems, find solutions and apply those solutions to build West Africa's farming infrastructure.