The Gambia: Women gardeners turning waste into fertilisers

In the Gambia, like in most other parts of Africa, the cost of fertiliser is high.

The government is able to provide a small subsidy, but the costs can be prohibitive for small scale farmers. It means that Gambians are coming up with innovative solutions, one such collective is based in Bakau, a town west of Gambia’s capital city of Banjul.

The Bakau women famers are turning organic waste into fertiliser, providing cheaper alternatives while cleaning the environment.

Produced by Nkechi Ogbonna

Filmed by Chukwuemeka Anyikwa

Edited by Tim Hodges