Millet – more than just a food item

For small-scale farmers In the Sahel zone, millet and sorghum are virtually sacred basic foodstuffs. But low rainfall, poor soil, and a lack of equipment mean that crop yields have been stagnating or even declining. The agricultural research station at Cinzana in Mali, supported by the Syngenta Foundation for Sustainable Agriculture, is developing and disseminating improved seed for millet, sorghum, and cowpea, as well as adapting cultivation methods.
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Stories of the Sahel

“Our ground never refuses to accept what we plant. Even if it is tired it still does its best to produce a small amount. “ Elisabeth Nadjiyo (Female, 45 years), from Mara, Chad.

The stories of the Sahel, told by those who have long lived in the region, and who relate a lifetime of changes. These oral accounts, used with permission, are from “At the Desert’s Edge: Oral Histories from the Sahel” published by SOS Sahel and the Panos Institute.
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