Source: AU Great Green Wall Dashboard; FAO Field Report, March 2025)
- What happened: In March 2025, Ghana and Burkina Faso connected 217km of degraded Sahel land through a farmer-managed agroforestry belt—planting drought-resistant Faidherbia albida trees alongside millet and sorghum crops.
- Real impact: 12,400 smallholders now use “evergreen agriculture” techniques. Soil moisture increased 31% in pilot zones, cutting migration to cities by 18% (per UNDP surveys).
- Why it matters: This rejects monoculture reforestation—proving food security and carbon sequestration can coexist.
→ Key lesson for GVI: Our savannah restoration must prioritize edible native species (like moringa) over timber-only models.
