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Climate Scientist and Professor in Agronomy Sidat Yaffa Sensitises Women on Climate Change and Renewable Energy

On the 17th February 2025, as part of his continuous community engagements in particular rural Gambia, Professor Sidat Yaffa embarked on a daylong awareness forum with farmers both men and women of Kaur Touray Kunda Village, Lower Saloum District, Central River Region of The Gambia. Primarily the discussions focused on climate change, food security, and […]

Report of the Webinar “Shaping and Integrating Sustainable Land Use Management and Energy Transition in Africa: The RECC-LUM Way”, May 14, 2025

The webinar brought together experts and stakeholders to explore how Africa can simultaneously address climate vulnerability and energy transition through integrated and sustainable land use management. The discussions highlighted Africa’s exposure to climate change, particularly due to erratic rainfall and dependence on rain-fed agriculture, while emphasizing its untapped potential in renewable energy, notably solar and […]

WEBINAR “Shaping and Integrating Sustainable Land Use Management and Energy Transitions in Africa: The RECCLUM Way”, 14th May

We are pleased to invite you to the inaugural session of the RECC-LUM Webinar Series. This initiative addresses the urgent need for integrated, climate-resilient, and energy-smart land use solutions in Africa. Webinar Details: Webinar Objectives : Webinar Format: Panelists: We look forward to your participation in this important event as we embark on a journey to […]

RESEARCHERS EXPLAIN PROTOCOLS USED ON THE ONION EXPERIMENTS

Researcher Dr Ebrima Sonko and Lamin F Bojang Bojang Senior Research Assistant from the National Research Institute of the Gambia (NARI) dilated on the research protocols applied at the experiment site at Bulock since the transplant of the onion seedlings in February this year. The duo were speaking during a monitoring visit on Saturday 12th […]

FARMERS CONDUCT MAIDEN HARVEST OF ONION

Project Officials led by Senior Researcher Dr Mamma Sawaneh Saturday 12th April 2025, presided over the first Onion harvest of farmers at the Bulock pilot site. The team also inspect the trial onion experiments as there growth caught the eyes of researchers. For the first time in the history of the garden, farmers were able […]

RECCLUM PROJECT OFFICIALS MONITOR PILOT SITE IN BULOCK

Weeks ago, Professor Sidat Yaffa recounts how the women of Bulock were challenged with productivity with the garden due several factors including inadequate water supply and proper fencing. Thanks to the RECCLUM project they are rejoicing and hoping for good yields during harvest period. He was speaking during a monitoring visit to the pilot demonstration […]

Visit to Bullock pilot site

Sunday 16th March 2025, the RECCLUM project team led by Professor Sidat Yaffa conducted an inspection at the pilot site in Bullock west coast region. A month ago, the researchers plotted Onion trials inline with project objectives aim at collating evidence based results to enable women gardeners adopt best horticultural practices in Onion production. The […]

Interview of the RECC-LUM project members during the African Symposium on Climate Change, Land Use and Disasters Management in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, Friday 28th February 2025 (Hybrid event)

Professor Walter Leal (Germany): overall project coordination, liaison with the project partners, and provision of scientific guidance on the Feasibility Study execution. Professor Kehinde Ogunjobi (WASCAL Competence Center): Coordination of the capacity-building components of the project, via the WASCAL Competence Center. Professor Sidat Yaffa (The Gambia): Coordinator of the Feasibility Study in The Gambia. Responsible for the day-to-day operations […]

African Symposium on Climate Change, Land Use and Disasters Management in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, Friday 28th February 2025 (Hybrid event)

On Friday, February 28, 2025, the RECC-LUM project organized the third edition of the African Symposium on Climate Change, Land Use, and Disaster Management at the WASCAL Competence Center. Following the success of previous editions held in The Gambia, this year’s event continued its mission to address the critical challenges Africa faces in relation to […]

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