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This farmer is using an ancient technique to reverse desertification

A lone tree can be seen in a drought-affected paddock on farmer Scott Cooper's property named 'Nundah' located on the outskirts of the central New South Wales town of Gunnedah in Australia, July 21, 2018. Picture taken July 21, 2018. REUTERS/David Gray - RC1798DB63E0

Last year, erratic rains left nearly a million people in need of food aid across Burkina Faso. Image: REUTERS/David Gray

Nellie Peyton
Journalist, Reuters Foundation
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Yacouba Sawadogo was the subject of a 2010 documentary called 'The Man Who Stopped the Desert'. Image: Right Livelihood Award/Mark Dodd
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