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Yacouba Sawadogo

Burkinabé farmer and agronomist

Died when: 77 years 243 days (931 months)
Star Sign: Aries

 

Yacouba Sawadogo

Yacouba Sawadogo was a farmer from Burkina Faso who has been successfully using a traditional farming technique called Zaï to restore soils damaged by desertification and drought.

Such techniques are known by the collective terms agroforestry and farmer-managed natural regeneration.A 2010 documentary feature film The Man Who Stopped the Desert, first screened in the UK, portrays his life.

He is a native speaker of Mossi.In 2018, he was awarded the Right Livelihood Award.In 2020, he was awarded the Champions of the Earth award.

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