Gum Arabic, Sahelian gold
Improving the gum arabic value chain structure to increase the income of local communities Since 2009, SOS SAHEL has been working on a gum tree project in the province of Guéra, in the south of Chad. Since the establishment of this project, our teams have supported the professionalization of 28,000 producers, providing them with technical […]
Urban Agroforestry in the Sahel
Revolutionizing the supply of resources in Sahelian cities through urban agroforestry models Africa is urbanizing faster than any continent to date. Cities are expanding rapidly without planning and require more and more resources to meet the needs of their inhabitants while facing a hostile and erratic climate. Faced with this challenge, it is necessary to […]
Aloe vera, a promising plant
Strengthening women’s livelihoods by fostering new economic opportunities Aloe vera is a product that’s well-adapted to the arid Sahelian climate. This project aims to develop and revitalize the aloe vera industry, a promising but still under-exploited potential in Ethiopia. Our ambition is to support women’s entrepreneurship in the Borena region by creating opportunity and jobs […]
Fonio: the Sahel’s super grain
Fostering new economic opportunities and improving the resilience of communities This project aims to boost the economic development of fonio, an essential cereal for food security strategies of the Malian population, by strengthening its value chain from production through marketing. The Mopti region, targeted by the project, is characterized by precariousness and high food and […]