The Man Who Stopped the Desert
The Man Who Stopped the Desert
The Man Who Stopped the Desert Free Online HD on Lookmovie. As a child in Burkina Faso, Yacouba was sent away from home to study the Qur'an, where he and his classmates were almost starving. The young boys would trek across miles of wilderness, only to fall and beg at a straw hut for meagre rations. It is from this harsh background that the young farmer became determined to develop techniques that would bring exhausted soil back into production. His efforts have outdone the work of the world's leading scientists and technological advances costing millions of pounds. They may also yet prove crucial to the future of the world's rapidly growing population and global food demands.
- Genre: Documentary
- Country: United Kingdom
- Director: Mark Dodd
- Cast: Yacouba Sawadogo,
Comment
Related Movies
- 2009
The Exchange: Six Faces of the Gambia
The Exchange: Six Faces of the Gambia02009HD
On a journey to West Africa, award-winning documentarian Mathew Welsh fashions portraits of six 'middle class' Gambians - taking us beyond...
![The Exchange: Six Faces of the Gambia]()
- 1970
Treehugger
Treehugger01970HD
A Valentine's Day story about a young couple, how they get together, and how they fall apart. All because of one tree.
![Treehugger]()
- 2012
The Beautiful Game
The Beautiful Game92012HD
Across Africa, people are using soccer to lift themselves up, to create change in their communities and to pave the way for progress. "The Beautiful...
![The Beautiful Game]()
- 2007
Aimé Césaire, un Nègre fondamental
Aimé Césaire, un Nègre fondamental102007HD
![Aimé Césaire, un Nègre fondamental]()
- 2010
Sathima's Windsong
Sathima's Windsong02010HD
Shot in New York, Cape Town, St Helena and the Atlantic Ocean, Sathima's Windsong, is a lyrical portrait of South African jazz singer, Sathima Bea...
![Sathima's Windsong]()
- 2010
Brownstones to Red Dirt
Brownstones to Red Dirt22010HD
Kids from Brooklyn, NY housing projects try to change the world when they are paired with Sierra Leonean pen pals orphaned by a civil war.
![Brownstones to Red Dirt]()
- 2011
Start with Us
Start with Us02011HD
Introducing a generation of young Africans determined to be the first free of AIDS.
![Start with Us]()
- 1985
Naked Spaces: Living Is Round
Naked Spaces: Living Is Round6.21985HD
Shot with stunning elegance and clarity, NAKED SPACES explores the rhythm and ritual of life in the rural environments of six West African countries...
![Naked Spaces: Living Is Round]()
- 2009
Likhaya
Likhaya02009HD
A look at the rampant HIV epidemic rate in Swaziland.
![Likhaya]()
- 2025
Cycling Africa
Cycling Africa12025HD
For the first time in history, the UCI Road World Championships are coming to African soil. This documentary captures the sweat, setbacks and...
![Cycling Africa]()
- 2024
Iwájú: A Day Ahead
Iwájú: A Day Ahead4.32024HD
Filmed across three continents, this documentary shares the story of the founders of the Pan-African comic book company, Kugali, who made their dream...
![Iwájú: A Day Ahead]()
- 1980
Survival!
Survival!01980HD
Survival! is a 22-minute, Alan Madison-directed instructional wilderness survival film focusing on safety techniques. It is often described as a...
![Survival!]()
