Senegal starts 14,000 Eco-friendly Solar powered Farming villages

Post date: Aug 17, 2011 5:44:42 PM

Solar powered Steetlights

Solar cookers, solar TV, phone charging

Micro water Farming

Senegal to give 14,000 farming villages

an eco-friendly makeover

Aug. 15 - Senegal launches a bold project to revamp large parts of its farming community. The plan calls for fitting 14,000 villages in rural areas with solar power and other eco-friendly tools to promote sustainable development, increase productivity, and and reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

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reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Jim Drury reports.