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One of the most important Eden species is the Hansa bean [boscia senegalensis], whose fruits can be harvested during the entire hot season.

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Despite being the subject of international food racism, this pioneering species has won the heart of the Eden population. Rich in protein, it is consumed both as [...]

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If you can turn a barren field in the heart of West Africa,

into a fruit-bearing Eden Garden,

you have invested in the future.

Your children will grow up eating nutritious fruit,

spending much of their leisure time in the field,

sowing, guarding and harvesting from the trees you have established.

Your Eden Garden will provide activity for every member [...]

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It’s rainy season in Niger.

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A nomad family is on the move, bringing their herd from one pasture to another. This is the season when the grass is lush and the animals have a good chance of fattening up.

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Traveling with all of their belongings, this family will put up camp [...]

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While heading up to the field station recently, the Eden research team drove past a number of people working by the roadside.

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They were digging away sand that had accumulated by the roadside; a job that is normally carried out by bulldozers.

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The event was being directed by [...]

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As we approach the end of hot season, trucks can be seen throughout the country bringing men come back from their yearly exodus. Twenty years ago, this was also the situation for the farmers of Tanout. Once the millet was harvested, the men would leave their families for a period of nine months [...]

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By the time warm season sets in (which is now) and the seasonal lakes have all dried up, the pressure on the wells and the precious ground water increases.

It takes many hours for a nomad clan to water all their animals, but it is an amazing sight to see!

Layer by layer: Humans, zebu cows, donkeys [...]

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Instead of bringing you my own world today, I wanted to give you glimpse of the world of the Eden families, which is my reason for being in Niger. I do not live in Tanout, and I have never yet had to drink water that looks like my coffee latte. Ever. But many people do, [...]

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Although I enjoy my life in Niger very much, my life in Niger is not the reason why I am here. The people of Tanout are. What you see above is not a pond of latte, but the remnants of a seasonal lake. The water in the pond is drinking water. Precious drinking [...]

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While putting together a granary with millet stalks and newly-made Eden rope, Usman enjoys the cheerful singing that comes from the other end of his field.

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For on this particular day, the women of the village have come together to help his wife thresh the millet. Today, they [...]

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When most of us see a watermelon, we think of fresh fruit, or a fruit salad to be a little more “adventurous”.

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In Eden Land however, the women cook with it.

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Enjoying quiet days in the village, mother and grandmother Inna shows the Eden field worker the meal she has just prepared for [...]

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