Monthly Archives: February 2026

The Library Must Not Burn: Reviving Africa’s Farming Wisdom One Booklet at a Time

The Library Must Not Burn: Reviving Africa’s Farming Wisdom One Booklet at a Time

In a world racing toward industrial agriculture, BARO (Bridge Africa Research Organisation) is taking a bold step in the opposite direction … back to the roots. Through its Farmwise Project Information Booklets, BARO is building a living archive of indigenous and agroecological farming knowledge, one crop and one animal at a time. These booklets aren’t just manuals … they’re guardians of wisdom, designed to guide anyone, from seasoned farmers to curious first-timers, through the entire value chain of specific crops and livestock. Whether you’ve never planted the crop or raised livestock, these booklets will walk you through it … step by step, soil to table. The first volumes, banana farming […]