Up in looking up on so that combining our pop culture wed better go for me. A woman from south africa whos fighting against food waste and how solar energy is changing rival farmers in the mountains of morocco. Now rwanda is of the most densely populated countries in africa and that can trigger conflicts over resources when entire areas are declared to be National Parks in many ways and worry about their livelihoods the solution is to involve them more in Wildlife Protection one example the endangered mountain gorillas in the wonders Volcanoes National park the tourism they generate can benefit the local communities as well as the environment. That you think every damn placid includes in zack takes tourists around the Volcanoes National park its covered 160 square kilometers and its the oldest Conservation Area in africa. Its home to invest range of species including some that are considered to be in danger of extinction such as thing called in monkey. Theres more any other place you find these monkeys apart from southwest of one i will find a different species of monkeys but here in of oconnells on li you find all accordion monkeys so thats why our hobby to it today monkeys many people dont know that you can have it with them. These monkeys are not shy and dont seem to mind being stared at each group of visitors is allowed to spend one hour of serving them. They live in the past tense forests and like to eat bumble leaves and shoots the trouble is people illegally come into the park and cut down trees cut hailing the monkeys habitat and the main source of food. So thats why we have a planted some outside a park for the local community we have those a bumper project also not only being being used for one across but also for protection of the sawyer of Erosion Control in general that was one way to avoid those people who are targeting the trees in the park. Run by is the most densely populated country in mainland africa and population growth remains high. Every inch of arable land is snapped up for farming including mountainsides fields and grazing lands treacly right up to the age of the pack the mountain forests no of education zone has already been stripped. The farmers of narrow seas are just a few 100 meters from the Conservation Area. Most people who live near the pack use the wood for vs towards the authorities have established a Protection Zone around the park in which the residents are allowed to obtain a limited amount of wood for the past and use but only from certain species of tree there is also a feedback process whereby residents share with the authorities their needs and wishes each district all sectors all these local people who are near the park the seat and city priorities. Like water like schools like air different frustrated. Public clinics so they say their priorities and who give their money in order to make sure that today. What they need. 10 percent of the money the pac makes goes towards Community Projects last year that amounted to more than 660000. 00 which is a lot of money in wonder many farmers and extra money as porters for tourists. This is one of the new clubs for villages where they can meet and make handicrafts to sell to tourists involving local people in caring for the National Park appears to be paying off the idea is that if it also benefits them they are more likely to help conserve it it is already the case that fewer trees are being cut down so things are looking up for the golden monkeys as well. Chicken fish and salad 3 distinct species all growing and breeding in perfect harmony in a small space thats innovation our young entrepreneur has brought to book in our fossil karen do arm bar code. If you need the vice pyramid after months of testing on troubles hes finally been able to turn his ideas into a system that works like others out there is doing his bit for the environment. The agri pyramid is a hydroponic device that combines plant production with aquaculture and poultry farming. The circular system was designed by kevin in book enough asos capital worker to go. His prototype is designed for up to 600 plants 200 fish and 200 birds poultry production is located on the top level. The fish eat waste from the birds it falls directly into the tanks at the bottom of the pyramid the water the fish swim in also nourishes plants like tomatoes or lettuce. The device runs on solar energy no chemicals have to be added to the system. And preparing it doesnt require large amounts of fresh water since its design limits evaporation dramatically. The system doesnt depend on the climate over quality of the local soil. Electorate hydroponic agriculture is one way for us to adapt to the phenomenon of Climate Change because we can no longer rely on brain because this another problem is that much of the soil in burkina faso is depleted. The agri pyramid can be easily installed in courtyards because it takes up little space. Kevin to amber hopes to set up at least 200. 00 more of the devices in book enough gas so. You know like that. If youre doing your job you tell us about. Visit our website or send us a tweet. Hash tag do your. Share your story. Many farmers in africa still in. Cultivation one frequent problem is a how about that awful thing changes in the way. The harvest can anything be done about it. Thats a good question mt but if for instance you could drive the grain directly on the fields sometimes a harvest could be saved that might otherwise be a total loss one company in germany is providing the rights to techniques to do it. Its a very simple piece of equipment. And will appreciate just how useful it can be for smallholder farmers. There are no greens he said to me over the greens and you can also see that we dont have bridges theres Pretty Healthy enough to come in from the produce it especially for the African Market where cereals are still often fresh the way they were in germany 50 or 60 years ago which means a lot is wasted if you use this he waste far less over those 2 and no food enough that comes from a. Karlheinz claude grew up on a farm and has spent much of his working life making machinery for postharvest processing of crops these days he spends a lot of time in africa being there reminds him of his childhood. Probably paid for my 1st bike with money i earned on the farm after working on the fields we had a wonderful meal ive never forgotten it because we would be full of the end which wasnt always the case there for a good reason this. Godfrey marang is from zimbabwe he wants to help secure harvests in his home country and elsewhere in africa with the help of modern technology. Mobile dryers like this one can prevent cereal crops from spoiling. Morongo is setting up a network of technicians able to service the equipment across africa. Hes a technology enthusiastic him self and that helps. Ive done this project with. The service goes from tanzania we came here so we had our drawings into our parts and we have put this up together within 3 weeks. Also makes the smaller drier it can be used directly in a field to prepare a crop for storage a farmer could buy one or a Service Provider it could go from farm to farm with it. Just get tired if you dont prepare and drive the grain properly it goes moldy and eating food thats moldy and spoiled makes you sick you can get diarrhea and many other illnesses and because. Its estimated that up to 20 percent of cereals and 40 percent of fruits and vegetables in Subsaharan Africa including hearing a lost to spoilage smallholders rarely have the technical means to drive what they crow they leave their nays to dry slowly in the fields as it does so its a sceptical to pest some fungus whats more the fields are occupied and the next sowing of seeds has to wait canopus only sold a few dry is in africa so far but wants to sell more the equipment can also be bought as a kit with Detailed Assembly instructions provided components to screw together no soldiering is required which makes it much easier if need be Service Technicians are available to help. The customer can put the machine together with his own staff in the process they all learn how it works so its useful training. Each try it comes with key spare parts to reduce the likelihood that if it breaks it remains out of service for a. Length of time waiting for replacement components means costly downtime misting time. So that one many you should have backup because service guys become. Karlheinz business started small and has grown and grown he says many farmers could aim to do the same. You know owns 4 facilities in germany and eastern europe. But he hopes to open the next one in africa. Hopefully that initiative will be helpful for african farmers to make the most of what they grow but in other parts of the world farmers have the opposite problem they produce more than they can sell or eat estimates say a 3rd of all food worldwide ends up being dumped on the list of food waste as our north america australia and new zealand with europe are not far behind generally in Subsaharan Africa very little food is wasted but there is one big exception south africa. Tatiana from bornemann piece regular visits to the garbage dumps around cape town. She studied the waste to a lifestyle of many South Africans and says change is urgently needed. Every year the landfill alone receives thousands of tons of food waste it comes from restaurants factories and local farms. We estimate that a surge of food is dumped in south africa every year this has significant ecological impacts because all that food has compounded water and energy and from a Climate Change perspective in the landfill it emits harmful greenhouse. We think are important outside. Of question has spent years looking at ways of reducing food waste here in the western cape he works for the Regional Department of agriculture from bollman has come to visit one of his projects which she believes could provide a model for the rest of the country. Where she has managed to persuade farmers to donate their food surplus instead of plowing it back into the ground lizette clubbers farm is the collection point. 7 local farmers bring their excess produce here. You should see the quality is not thrown away food its export quality that they just deliver. I see these same me anything even if this is at the mall on the spot to something though thats not good enough they want to deliver the beast so yes they want to give sometimes several tons of food arrived here in a single day government sponsored vehicles then transported to soup kitchens in nearby townships like a. V. M. Park which is home 220000 people. Poverty is rife here as are Gang Violence and drug crime and its often the children who suffer most. Most people in the township live from state benefits the soup kitchens may be a lifesaver for some but theyre still not the ideal solution long term. Handouts are not going to put us on a sustainable chick tree we need to look at the whole system and we need to look at that leave us for a change to tip the system into a positive states for looking at the issue of farming both on a commercial level how bit of farming practices can be implemented but also for smallholder farmers so that they are both environmentally and economically sustainable. Another example in avian part shows just what smallholder farming can do a few years ago some of the residents teamed up with the department of agriculture to begin growing their own food the township now has 45 food gardens where members plant fresh vegetables for the local community those in need can come and collect for free the garden project has been running since 2015 instead of getting paid the members get a share of the harvest. To start a. Culture to create food. Gardens in our community who have to purposely live in the community to make food produce to the bulls but we soon realize that it will not be enough to address the Food Security problem. Major Food Retailers are now joining the initiative to instead of disposing of food that is past its sell by date the retail chain woolworths donated to charitable organizations that work with the poor all the food is still within the use by date and to ensure it remains refrigerated at all times woolworths issues it directly from the shops cold storage room. It has given me great hope for the future that we will no longer have the absurd situation of wasting a 3rd of all the environmental and time it impacts that go along with that and actually Work Together through the value chain to ensure that all edible food is an idea he reaches those who need it the most. Today the unsold food is going to a homeless shelter in cape town its a practice that could work for the whole of south africa in a country where 12000000 people regularly go hungry at least a part of the surplus food could be put to good use. From the south of the continent we had back up to the north the next report Council Morocco wayne initiative is bringing light to remote villages in the Atlas Mountains a single bottle in places like that can change the lives of entire families and in this project its being done in a Sustainable Way thats why they nations have been setting up a simple saul of tarsus times but the country wants to set an example in the region and hes also trying to implement solar energy on a wider scale to do it morrocco has build one of the biggest solar power plants that uses and the rate of 7500. 00 mirrors and the clue. And i didnt come there any reliable source the sun shines out least 3000. 00 yeah. The drive into the Atlas Mountains takes us hours for technician joe would be journeys like this one then to far flung villages are part of the job and yet theres still Something Special because the work he does in installing solar panels changes peoples lives. To wonderful to see how thrilled a family is when they get electric like for the 1st time. Its just really nice. The Mountain Village of todd has no Running Water no electricity and no telephones mohammed ben saeed and his family can hardly wait for his colleague to arrive and install a solar panel on their rooftop. They look on eagerly as the work gets underway. And the solar panel will cost the family a few 100. 00 euros thats a lot of money here its a pretty quick job the technology is relatively simple but maintenance and the batteries longevity are still problematic the system has to be wired up in a somewhat unorthodox way but nevertheless it works joad connects the module to the battery and it starts charging. It doesnt take long to install our technology the time consuming part is getting to these villages so if i see. The farmers entire livelihood lies in these fields san fran. Just one gram of the red spice can earn him up to a euro burnsides family has financed their solar powered system with a crop. Solar power is expensive and we dont have much money. But we hope this panel will improve our lives. The moment of truth has almost come joad runs the battery cables into the house and screws in the light bulb well for long. Its an exciting moment for the entire family for the 1st time ever the house has artificial lighting. This is great i could never see at night sometimes cockroaches crept into the cooking pot with so happy now. You cant imagine what a great feeling it is to see how pleased people are evil. And if i imagine that. This evening into drought the lights are on for the 1st time for the band so huge family its a dream come true. The next morning joe wood and his colleague make their way home theyre heading to the city of was in the south of morocco. Its strategically placed on the edge of the sahara and is known as the doorway to the desert. This is where joe wood Small Business is based morocco get some 3000 hours of sunshine every year 28 year old joad has 4 employees and he says business is booming. And thats partly because morocco his government has been investing in Sustainable Energy for years and was sat is now home to one of the Worlds Largest solar power plants. What is the. Result is the World Capital of solar energy because of this new large power plant. In order that. Even from far away you can see the plants main tower its been names nor which in arabic means light until recently morocco relied on imported fuel for almost all of its energy needs now the country is changing that by developing projects like this one there is some 7 and a half 1000 mirrors surrounding the towers in a vast field the mirrors reflect the sunlight focusing it on to the top of the tower which heats up to more than 1000 degrees celcius. The moroccan manager of the project tariq vertical walker who is meeting with marcos fresh enough from the German Development bank k s w germany has lent more than 800000000 euros to the project the biggest single contributor morocco couldnt have financed the project alone. But then it just was. Morocco has no fossil fuels. At the same time our energy needs are increasing. Thats the reason our government is backing renewables. Well in the lobby. In just a few years more than 40 percent of moroccos electricity will be generated from the sun and wind there are plans to build 5 large plants like this one meaning the country could soon be a Global Leader for solar power. From the High Tech Energy projects back to the mountains a donkey is being loaded up and and his team are heading off to the next tom. Although morocco has expanded at select tricity gretta mentally in recent years some villages are simply too remote to reach them which is why these solar technicians are sorely needed. Last night bella and his wife speak of the hardships they experienced last december thats one reaso