From Drylands to Dignity: How Solar Energy and Climate-Smart Farming Are Empowering Communities in Burkina Faso By Robert Kibet Copyright © IPS - Inter Press Service --

ZOUNGOU, Burkina Faso, Jul 18 2025 (IPS) - In the heart of Burkina Faso’s drylands, in the village of Zoungou, a quiet transformation is underway. Alhaji Birba Issa, a smallholder onion farmer, bends over neat rows of lush green crops, the hum of solar-powered pumps audible in the background. https://www.ipsnews.net/2025/07/from-drylands-to-dignity-how-solar-energy-and-climate-smart-farming-are-empowering-communities-in-burkina-faso/?utm_source=email_marketing&utm_admin=146128&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=High_Stakes_Mountain_Tourism_in_a_Warming_World_Interest_Payments_Now_Outpace_Education_Spending_in_ Copyright © IPS - Inter Press Service --