Farmers in Senegal Plant Drought-Resistant, Circular Gardens
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 27 เม.ย. 2024
- These circular gardens in Senegal can withstand drought and harsh desert conditions.
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The drought-resistant, circular formations are known as Tolou Keur. They’re gardens made up of edible vegetation & medicinal plants. Their circular shape helps with water retention and composting, allowing the roots to grow toward the center, as well as trap bacteria.
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Combining intelligence with kindness goes a long way. We can learn their example.
@DRE_Talks absolutely!
thats all the world needs to do. ditch away the leaders dividing us and come together as a collective.
That's the primordial (mystical) union of compassion and wisdom called _Yab-yum_ in Tantric Buddhism.
There is nothing better than native led development. Power to the people in Senegal and Sahelian Africa and much love from me in Kenya.
I know Kenya also faces many challenges from climate change. Much love to you brother.
This isn't native led. There's a white french woman bringing white male permaculture principles and misleading locals - soil tilling ruins soil health, especially in the desert. These methods are taken from Australia and Europe and are not being altered to desert conditions.
Are you saying that not all humans are “native” to this planet?
@@SnakeOmni ✊🏾
@@azmrl I wasn't aware of these facts. I'll do some research on my own to confirm
A Great Green Wall: that's a concept to mirror the World over! We want Mamma Africa to shine in the best shades of green!
It is a mirror of Chinas great green wall idea, both of which wouldn't be necessary if were werent such great consumers.
@@MrLoobu nah
@@desmass1 It just follows chronologically, has the same name, and is the same exact concept, great points tho, you're probably right.
Hate to break it to you, but those projects can only stop or slow down desertification. You can't turn the desert into green land under the current and the projected climate.
The circular gardens need artificial watering, that means, that they are located in the northern longitudes of the Sahel. 20 or 30 years ago, nearly no one practised agriculture there. The need for cultivating that ground comes from the rapid population growth in the Sahel.
This is THE best story I have heard all week. I feel hopeful about this project. Absolutely love to see all those faces that are mine doing such great work. Love this!
It would be great to revisit them a year down the line to see how far they have come. I love this and good luck to them all.
+1 to both of you
If you look at the mountainous Inca ruins, especially at Machu Pichu, there is something very similar. Sets of concentric circles which archaeologists believe to be something like an experimental agricultural set-up - though looking at this, perhaps they'd gone past the experimental and the circles (which are at different heights running down to the centre) were the final outcome. There are still people using the watering system there. It's a very old agricultural system, but that doesn't mean that it's not the most efficient and effective way to farm in particular areas.
Good luck to them all, I hope it's a massive success and that they never know hunger again.
Inca used terraced farming.
As noted above, I'm pretty sure the evidence just points to terraced farming. This is different and done for different reasons.
I'd have to go back to my saved vids & articles, but I swear I've seen this before. I was thinking it might have been in the area of ancient finds, dating to around the time of the Sumerians, on the Arabian peninsula. I don't believe they'd identified the purpose, but this brings new possibility.
Love simple, elegant solutions that work with Nature! 💚🌍✊
They also implement this in Brazil btw. Incas and other pre-Colombian cultures invented the terra preta which was an awesome invention allowing them to cultivate with higher yields on soils that might be poor. It has been a widespread technique from what said the archeological evidences. Some theories say that the abundance of the tropical forest we know comes from this technique after some farmlands using it were abandoned.
I knew it wouldn't take long to give "someone else" but the Africans credit for this. Incas? Arabians? Who else? Lol from random possible "archeological evidence". The jokes continue.
I love this. Honor to the Ancestors. I would love to see this around the world.
Original people do beautiful magnificent things!!
Using multiple species in a single area helps to greatly improve the natural fertility of the soil. A lot of thought has been out into this.
So wholesome, the voice over and background music really set a tone.
As the gentleman stated in the video, the development of 1,000 - 2,000 Tolou Ketar could make a major impact on the Sahel desertification. It will also provide food and maybe affect weather patterns. I wish them much success!
This could be huge, one of the biggest causes of famine in Africa is the climate itself. This can help many communities ensure crops survive winter.
I think theres no winter in africa
@@sfxanno2311 There is winter, there is just not much snow, except on mountains. But it does get cold and dry, winter is weird you can get very cold despite the sun shining.
For most people in Europe or america it doesn't feel cold because our cold extremes only occur in places like valleys and what not and outside of them things get colder but coming from a cold climate where it does snow you don't feel or notice it. And tourists visit stuff like beaches so it doesn't feel different.
@@sfxanno2311 Also where they are in Senegal, they are near the desert and it can reach freezing tempretures at night.
famine is most likely induced by
corrupt politics, than environmental issues.
@@airobot4088 While yes corrupt politics is a common trend in Africa, its far from the main contributor to famine. Maybe in some countries like South Africa and Zimbabwe where they do produce enough to feed people but it doesn't get to everyone its true, but for the majority of Africa as a whole its lack of supply.
Best thing I’ve seen all day. Green up Africa please
🙏let’s hope they will succeed.
Let's pray they succeed
They will.
I really want them to succeed, it's a wonderful idea
I am truly hoping so as well
This sort of circular garden/ homestead has been done before in other regions of African and it works! 💜💜💜
Oh that is good, I hope it works for these people as well
Clever has good outcomes. 👏👏👏😊😊😊🌸
“That the building of our dear Africa , has to be done by the people that are here, but also by the diaspora” Yes it’s our obligation as well if we ever want to rekindled what was deprived and build a place where we can thrive ✊🏿✊🏿
We should all plant food Everywhere and share it freely!
YES!!
YES!! We should make life even harder for struggling African farmers, whose primary source of income is trading the food they produce. By making their crops impossible to sell.
@@Kizron_Kizronson what a ridiculous thing to say.
@@tylerk.7947 That's what would happen if there was free food everywhere. A simple google search on the impact of food aid to local economies will provide pages of real world examples.
To whomever keeps deleting my replies. If whatever position you are taking is so weak, that it cannot stand up to the barest criticism in a comments section of a youtube channel then you may want to re-evaluate whether it has any merit at all.
If your only counter argument is censorship then you are probably wrong.
People like this man gives me hope for Africa.
This should be a world wide effort…organizations like the Peace Corp should be formed. Where millions of people worldwide assist in other green zoning as well.
GO FOR IT SENEGAL!! Love from Philippines
What I love about African is their genuine kindness towards neighbors and next generation. We have witness nameless heroes who are not after money but they are constrained by love.
"We need us" Loved that sentence
TH-cam has many videos about Geoff Lawton and his system of Permaculture for growing in the desert. He says it does rain in the desert, but the land has to be made to hold the water and not rush off. Also, the development of Nanoclay to use in the desert has been a huge improvement.
Keep going my brother. The ancestors are with you! We’re returning back to nature!
Respect from Romania 🇷🇴. African land and all Africa belong to African people and country's. Pace and Love
Africa is the heart of our Planet. Can't wait to see the amazing things that will develop over there! 💖✨💥⚡
They should terrace the rings in 3 foot intervals going down into the soil. Where each ring gets cooler each terrace they descend. Inca did it. And there could be a 20 degree difference from top ground level ing compared to the bottom ring.
That's actually smart
@Goth- Inner Obi-Wan- Bosch I take no credit. The Inca invented it.
Soil microbes are a hot topic right now in my biology courses at university. The interconnected relationships of fungi, bacteria, and plant roots are only now being being taken as seriously as what’s above ground. I love this idea of concentric rings of different plants which you could strategically choose to benefit other rings underground. A lot of farmers do this with nitrogen-fixing trees between fields, but the even closer proximity and larger diversity could be even more beneficial.
Yes, but unfortunately bare soil and tilling are not good for soil microbes.
I love Africa and Mexico.. Everyone welcomed here..
Keep up the good work. "WE need US". Enough said.
When people are left alone to be their best selves they will grow & flourish like the tallest trees!!
Wow....I just started typing & that was what I wrote. The video inspired my words!!
Proud of my country 👏🏾🇸🇳
Holy cow! My great great aunt showed me how to do this as a Pensacola way of growing food!
Congratulations Africa and Africans -
When you run away from your problems they only grow stronger.
This kind of project is the way forward. not just running away to the other end of the world.
There's no climate crisis, we just need to continue growing plants.
Seeing stories and movements like this just warms my soul!! Love from Namibia
Genius 😍😍😍
Africa loves mother nature
I am proud of all of you. These are my kind of people. I want to learn more about this type of garden. Thank you.
I see nice people cooperating... with nature... you were born to synthesize
sense = 0
@@jusletursoulglobaby just because we don't understand something doesn't mean it doesn't make sense... Necessarily... and yes.... "Zero was a hero but he had to have his heroin" which perhaps is a weird way of saying behind every great man there is a great woman...? And yes smacks of MK Ultra... LOL that bit is a lyric from a song from the band called... Gong... Zero the Hero... and yes you can find it on TH-cam... cheers ears... or maybe it's called hang onto your head? The name of the record is Angels egg
@@ExileTheKnightsOfMaltaNow yikes, is english your second language? that's the only plausible explanation for the way you structure incoherent sentences together
@@jusletursoulglobaby let me make this perfectly clear? No narcissistic supply for you... I understand your narcissism better than you do apparently... Take your gaslighting and stick it where the sun don't shine
@@jusletursoulglobaby did your parents have any children who survived, mentally? I could explain it for you but I can't understand it, for you
African ingenuity never ceases to amaze me!
I have been farming for many years in Canada, I would love to come back to the motherland and help build these! Can someone send me any info on how to contact this man or organization. Thank you
Hello there if you are interested,we are looking for skilled people to help us in our farming project ,it’s a social project to help the community,with skill development as food production.
We have acquired 100hectare of land , we are not in need of funds ,only skilled people to train the community in agricultural methods and system of irrigation.
Africa is leading the green way!
Have they considered water collection by fog nets?
If it works if you can feed people if they can help people with this sounds good
I only hear positive things about Senegal. I believe their future is bright. Love and respect.
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We can use this tech in cities for urban farming since it’s limited space compared to a normal field.
Lol wut. Cities are square grids.
@@MrLoobu oh, were they planned that way? Like maybe….changing planning practices would change that? You know cities don’t just pop up, they’re made, right?
@@sweetwetsugarmess No...? Good luck changing the grid pattern of cities with sky scrapers and millions of people already living there. Also there is no soil in modern cities so this doesnt even vaguely make sense.
@@MrLoobu so cities aren’t planned…okay. Gonna tell that to all the planners…oh wait…they apparently don’t exist and if they do, it’s a law to make a square. No circular planning in new communities. Once a square, always a square. I agree man, all these circles are dumb. Squares are the true, right shape.
@@sweetwetsugarmess Glad you've exited your fantasy and taken a look around.
That is really cool. Aside from being extremely effective it's also pleasing to look at.
Pure genius
My people make me so proud 🌍💙🌱🙏🏿
It appears many cultures are adopting this form of farming. I recently read where Saudia Arabia was doing similar projects. As we learn of this process, I hope it can be adopted worldwide. It can help many in smaller communities around the world be less dependent upon mass production, pollution and waste. There is something about the 'circle' that we could learn from in our modern world. Circles dominate our universe from galaxies to planets. "The circle of life".
Got a little too preachy there my guy. Might want to remove the flowers from your hair.
@@josephcline3652 Yes, of course. Thank you for your advice. However, I do not see where 'discussing' efforts for us to live better is being "preachy". Still, your advice is noted.
Just another example of the power of WHOLENESS in a circle.
Is there a longer version.of this video please? A whole documentary would be very welcome :)))(
More of this in the world, thanks for sharing, amazing and moving.
Just like humans, the mix is where the strength is
Thank you for reporting on this very intelligent and creative solution to greening the Sahel while feeding people! This nourishes my hope for the future.
Beautiful
If this works, it will be life_changing for so many communities
When you level up your agriculture skill
I love this.
Brilliant idea ☺️ Go Africa 👏👏🙌🙌
I would have liked more detailed information about how these circular gardens work.
Which plants are they growing and how does it come that the gardens are drought resistant?
I would have also liked to see some production. Just planting things in a circle isn’t going to increase production. This reminds of the African kid who built the helicopter.
yes WE NEED US ❤️
Feels like crop circles was a cosmic suggestion.
Thank you for sharing
May God Bless Africa that they may continue to grow and cultivate their own food sustainability.
You mean the god that is okay with slavery and was taught to the continent by the colonisers doing said slavery ? Yeah he's blessed them alright...
@@Soken50 Yea, where even some tribes helped enslave others for the sake of not being enslaved themselves or for monetary valve. Either way Africa needs it. Man will always allow corruption if the intent is there.
This makes me think deep about crop circles now
Beautiful!
In 1973 when climate change was not in the news Algeria planted across the width of its desert 1500km a green wall (Barrage vert). In the late 70s a Chinese delegation came to see how it was done and learned from the experience and used it to start the fight against desertification in China.
Africa is going to save the world
Love you all.
Magnifique!
so much yes
It's going to look beautiful 😍 🌱
THANKS EMBRAPA BRAZIL
Great country great People
Good luck! I pray for your success.
Respect
Good luck this is a excellent idea
Very important message. A bit too late for me. I have rooted elsewhere now, plus I am from the southern part of Africa - very different people. As different as an Italian vs. German.
People tend to think all Africans are the same, we are not. I have zero history of slavery where I come from. We were never affected by that - but where this guy comes from, there was.
Love your work.
This is the origin of the Swamp from Avatar, a few centuries later Aang, Katara and Sokka are gonna have hallucinations here.
In all seriousness though, this is great and innovative.
Could this mean that crop circles are signs from beyond meant to simply instruct farmers of a more sustainable agricultural method?
Omg I left a similar comment. It's so strange, isn't it?
Method actually comes from Mandingo empire. It's how Africans used to build homesteads, and utilized animal and human waste as fertilizer; and ensuring that a lot of the water used went to plants. It began about 5k years ago when the lower Sahel was forming into a desert. I believe this iteration is acquired from the native American cultures (which were visited and traded with, by ancient Africans). A good show on the importance of cross cultural exchange.
@@alwaysright2311 no, crop circles are a hoax
Awesome 👌🏽 👏
California’s agricultural system could learn a lot from our cousins in Africa. Many Blessings!!
Ah yes, companion planting. It's honestly one of the healthiest ways to keep your garden going.
We need update for this
Hand in Hand we will Unite
I agree in the process. We must regenerate the earth!
This has been done in South America amongst other places for thousands of years.
Times are getting hard. Let's all work together for a better life in a better world❤
May The Most High bless and protect our African land and people.🙏🏾🙏🏾 Selah
People were doing this thousands of years ago, but rich colonizers finally caught on. Bravo
I've been growing my crops in minecraft like this for years
Awesome! Great to see the food security efforts and mitigation against climate change work harmoniously. ♡
Would like to send money to one of these groups directly 🇨🇦
Wonderful news coralee g
interesting, wouldn't it be something if many of the Earth's old ruins, similar to this where just small farms or gardens, instead of being some kind of religious or star meaning? Perhaps things are and have always been simpler.