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From classroom to community: Delta State University scientists and students take science into the field

From classroom to community: Delta State University scientists and students take science into the field

by Richard | Sep 30, 2025 | Home Slider, Nigeria, Science, What We Do

What happens when students leave their lecture halls and step into farms, boreholes, and villages? At Delta State University in Abraka, Nigeria, they found out. A community science training workshop, led by Dr. Ibrahim, the main resource person, moved science beyond...
Can Organic Manure Feed Us? Lessons from a Pilot in DSC

Can Organic Manure Feed Us? Lessons from a Pilot in DSC

by Richard | Sep 30, 2025 | Home Slider, Nigeria, Science, What We Do

Across Nigeria, farmers face a hard choice. Chemical fertilizers boost yields quickly, but they are expensive and damage the soil over time. Organic manure is cheaper, safer, and eco-friendly—but many farmers doubt whether it can produce enough food. At the Delta...

Farming under pressure: How Orhuwhorun farmers discovered the secrets of their soil

by Richard | Sep 22, 2025 | Nigeria, Science

In Orhuwhorun, urbanization is closing in fast. Farmland is shrinking, but families still need to eat. To survive, farmers plant the same plots repeatedly, pouring on fertilizer in the hope of rescuing their crops. The result has been rising costs, declining yields,...
From classroom to community: Delta State University scientists and students take science into the field

Reviving the Soil: Farmers in DSC take science into their own hands

by Richard | Sep 21, 2025 | Home Slider, Nigeria, Science

On the farmlands of the Delta Steel Company (DSC) estate, harvests were shrinking year after year. Farmers tried everything they knew—chemical fertilizers, poultry droppings, even crop rotation—but the land seemed exhausted. Fertilizer costs rose while yields fell,...
Roots of hope: CiCoNet communities in Nkoranza and Osino plant for the future

Roots of hope: CiCoNet communities in Nkoranza and Osino plant for the future

by Richard | Sep 8, 2025 | CiCoNet, Ghana, Home Slider, Science, What We Do

In Nkoranza and Osino, members of the Citizens’ Committee Network (CiCoNet) came together to do more than plant trees—they planted resilience. Faced with hotter days, declining soil fertility, and shrinking green cover, these communities, supported by Advocates for...
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