Volunteer with Farmers in Mali and Burkina Faso
Jan. 18 | 2022
Volunteers are at the heart of what we are able to accomplish with farmers in Mali and Burkina Faso. Our volunteers come from many different backgrounds, […]
Let’s Talk About Oyster Mushrooms!
May. 1 | 2020
Our volunteer Dr. Khalid worked with two organizations to implement oyster mushroom production to increase food diversity, improve nutrition and eliminate barriers in local foraging. Oyster […]
Increasing Pig Farming Profitability with Cassava Residue
Jan. 25 | 2020
Last September volunteer, Professor Harouna Maiga of the University of Minnesota, Crookston campus, visited Mali to meet with local agriculture agents to better understand the practices […]
Increasing Women’s Income Generation through Improved Small Ruminant Feeding and Nutrition
Mar. 25 | 2019
This past March, Common Pastures volunteer Andres F. Cibils worked with the Women’s Association of Tiby2 in Mali, West Africa, through Winrock International, to assess and provide technical […]
Preventing parasitic diseases in small ruminants
Aug. 6 | 2018
This past July, Farmer-to-Farmer volunteer Daniel K. Miller visited Mali, including one village in Katibougou (Katibougou Village) and four in the Bougouni area (Bougouni Village, Solla-Bougouda, […]
Dogon people of Mali: Part 4
May. 16 | 2018
Crocodiles play an important role in the villages of Dogon country that have surface water, including Borko. As the story goes, an ancestor of Kassambara […]
Dogon people of Mali: Part 3
May. 9 | 2018
This is part three of a four-part blog series on the Dogon People of Mali, West Africa. • Read Part 1 • Read Part 2 Dogon […]
Dogon people of Mali: Part 2
Apr. 30 | 2018
Dogon Religion The Dogon community’s life is centered around the Hogon, who is the spiritual leader of the village. The oldest man in the village […]
Dogon people of Mali: Part 1
Apr. 24 | 2018
The Dogon are a people of Mali, West Africa. Today, their total population in Mali is estimated at 700,000. They occupy the area, named Dogon Country, […]