REUTERS/Thiam Ndiaga 1 2 3 4"This forest that you see today was really a desert - there was not even the shade of a single tree here," he says, sunlight dappling his face through the canopy above. This forest that you see today was really a desert - there was not even the shade of a single tree here, he says, sunlight dappling his face through the canopy above. But he stayed. But he stayed. When the rains arrive, his pits pit collect more water that feeds down to the seeds, increasing crop yields by up to 500%, according to the U.N.
The island council helped them gather water.
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