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FACTSHEET: Development of the Boko River shallows

Adaptation Mitigation
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The regular use of chemical fertilizers depletes and destroys the soil and ultimately lowers agricultural yields and causes lung, epidermal and digestive disorders (stomach, liver, intestines, diarrhea, etc.). The production of composts via biodegradable waste (plants and animals), organic pesticides (from essential oils and manure from certain plants) with new organic farming techniques is becoming a solution since agriculture will constantly have compost and organic pesticides limiting gradually overuse of chemical fertilizers and pesticides of phytosanitary origin. However, the practice of organic farming, especially market gardening, requires a regular supply of water to water or irrigate crops. This brings us to value the water in the shallows of a river (Boko River) via the pedal pumping which allows not only the practice of irrigated organic farming out of season, but also to fight not only against climate change which affects rain-fed agriculture and therefore agricultural yields in this area, but also against flooding in the shallows.

Author ENDA, OPED Togo

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