Thursday, September 15, 2022

DRC fishermen try to keep ancestral methods alive

Fishermen perch precariously on wooden scaffolds stretching over turbulent rapids in northeastern Democratic Republic Congo, hauling up wicker baskets in the hope of catching tilapia or a Nile perch -- a time-honoured practice now threatened by overfishing.

 

Ugandan farmers turn black soldier flies into cheap, green fertiliser

As the war in Ukraine continues to increase fertiliser prices worldwide, the larvae of the black soldier fly are helping smallholder farmers in Uganda turn domestic waste into an eco-friendly alternative.

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