Agriculture

Regenerate Senegal

Regenerate Senegal: Farming, Friendships and a Bright Future

For small chicken farmers in Senegal, the proverbial question is not, “What came first, the chicken or the egg?” It’s “What will come first to kill our chickens?” Tragically, Senegalese farmers lose half of their flock to disease, stress, heat and a myriad of other conditions every year. As an important source of nutrition and income, it’s essential small farmers learn a better way to farm their chickens that is more productive […]

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Regenerate Senegal Conference

Regenerate Senegal: Ag Conference Helps Farmers Grow

By Chris Newhouse, MATTER’s Agricultural Program Director. From July 7-13th, MATTER facilitated the second Regenerate Senegal agricultural conference in partnership with the Gorgui Dieng Foundation, the Beer-Sheba Project, and Minneapolis based Terra Ingredients. Several international experts in a variety of agricultural fields traveled to Senegal to spend the week with about 50 farmers from Senegal, Liberia

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Regenerate Senegal Conference: Finding Farming Solutions!

“Farming is the future of Africa.” It’s a hot August day in the small, rural village of Kebemer, in northwest Senegal. A group of Senegalese and international farmers have gathered together for a first-of-its kind conference, Regenerate Senegal, to address the challenges facing desert farming. Speaking to the participants is Senegal native and Minnesota Timberwolves

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Why Matter? Why Minnesota?

“What do you have in your own two hands?” This foundational question is the soil from which we have grown to become Matter. Our founders not only looked at what resources and skills they had to offer but also looked beyond themselves to see the resources Minnesota has within it’s own hands. When asked “Why

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