‘We have no one to help us’: A tide of salt is killing The Gambia’s rice
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‘We have no one to help us’: A tide of salt is killing The Gambia’s rice
In The Gambia’s north-western Lower Niumi district, rice farmer Aja Fatou Sanneh looks out over land that once sustained her family. Now it is cracked and chalk-white with salt. The sea has eroded the coast, enabling saltwater to creep into rivers that were previously freshwater zones. This salt is impacting the soil of the district, which sits on the estuary of the River Gambia and the wider North Bank region. It now lies barren, unfit for grow…
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