Leocadia Bongbenhttps://www.scidev.net/sub-saharan-africa/rss.xml/?type=author&rssname=leocadia-bongbenLeocadia Bongben RSS feeds.Tue, 15 Sep 2026 12:48:29 GMTenInnovative project helps women conserve mangroveshttps://www.scidev.net/sub-saharan-africa/news/innovation-helps-women-conserve-mangroves/https://www.scidev.net/sub-saharan-africa/news/innovation-helps-women-conserve-mangroves/Women in Cameroon’s coastal zones have found new, environmentally-friendly ways of smoking fish. Tue, 21 Apr 2015 11:11:54 GMT+0000Leocadia BongbenTwo women ‘solar engineers’ light up Cameroon villagehttps://www.scidev.net/sub-saharan-africa/news/two-women-solar-engineers-light-up-cameroon-village/https://www.scidev.net/sub-saharan-africa/news/two-women-solar-engineers-light-up-cameroon-village/Semi-literate grandmothers trained in India have provided solar power to 98 rural households in Cameroon. Mon, 13 Jan 2014 05:58:43 GMT+0000Leocadia BongbenNew machine can help rice farmers cut post-harvest losseshttps://www.scidev.net/sub-saharan-africa/scidev-net-at-large/new-machine-can-help-rice-farmers-cut-post-harvest-losses/https://www.scidev.net/sub-saharan-africa/scidev-net-at-large/new-machine-can-help-rice-farmers-cut-post-harvest-losses/The machine could reduce post-harvest losses estimated at 125,000 tons out of 300,000 tons of rice produced last year. Mon, 28 Oct 2013 04:21:50 GMT+0000Leocadia BongbenFarmers now want to be involved in research activitieshttps://www.scidev.net/sub-saharan-africa/scidev-net-at-large/farmers-now-want-to-be-involved-in-research-activities/https://www.scidev.net/sub-saharan-africa/scidev-net-at-large/farmers-now-want-to-be-involved-in-research-activities/Adopting new rice varieties may prove difficult if it's researched and developed without involving farmers in the process. Thu, 24 Oct 2013 05:48:13 GMT+0000Leocadia Bongben