Ventures: Africa faces a huge problem with desert encroachment. About two-thirds of the African continent consists of deserts or drylands. Every year in Africa, desertification swallows land the size of the Republic of Benin. Desert encroachment has drastically distorted the quality of life in Africa, resulting in nomadic movements, instability, reduction in productivity and restricted economic growth.
The Great Green Wall initiative is a pan-African proposal to green the continent from west to east in...