Jul 17, 2019 · By protecting the Gao tree, Niger's farmers and cattle ranchers have not only increased their production, they've dramatically expanded the country's green areas and pushed back the encroaching...

Faidherbia is a genus of leguminous plants containing one species, Faidherbia albida, which was formerly widely included in the genus Acacia as Acacia albida. The species is native to Africa and the Middle East and has also been introduced to Pakistan and India. [2] .

They were gao trees – known as winterthorns in English – with unique, seemingly magical powers. From the peanut basin of Senegal to the Seno plains of Mali, to Yatenga, formerly the most degraded region of Burkina Faso, and as far south as Malawi: gaos are thriving in Africa.

Jul 17, 2019 · These trees, mainly a variety known locally as Gao - weren't planted. Instead, they were protected by Nigerien farmers who realized the trees were assets to agriculture and animal feed.

Feb 11, 2007 · One tree in particular, the Faidherbia albida, known locally as the gao tree, is particularly essential. It is a nitrogen-fixing tree, which helps fertilize the soil.

Feb 17, 2007 · The Gao tree is a perennial, which makes it a good tree to halt the advancing desert. It's also a nitrogen-fixing tree, which helps fertilize the soil. Its pale gray-green leaves fall off during the rainy season and become organic fertilizer.

These trees, mainly a variety known locally as Gao – weren’t planted. Instead, they were protected by Nigerien farmers who realized the trees were assets to agriculture and animal feed. Moki Edwin Kindzeka has this report by Anne Nzouankeu in Niamey, Niger.

By protecting the Gao tree, Niger’s farmers and cattle ranchers have not only increased their production, they’ve dramatically expanded the country’s green areas and pushed back the encroaching desert.

Aug 16, 2018 · With climate change altering the realities of farming, small-scale farmers in Niger are doing their part to nurture the growth of local gao trees. As a tree that sheds its leaves in the rainy season and naturally fertilizes the soil due to its nitrogen intake, this specific tree is positively transforming the African landscape.

PDF | On Sep 14, 2019, Abasse Tougiani and others published Dieback of Faidherbia albida (Delile) “Gao tree” in agro ecosystem of south western Sahelian Niger. | Find, read and cite all the...