The Seeds

Current and upcoming projects

The baobab scatters its seeds on the wind and in the bellies of fruit bats. Some will sprout tomorrow, others in a hundred years. My current projects are these seeds: research, innovation, creation - each one carries a promise of transformation, a wager on the future.

Field activity with local communities
SOR4D / UNIBE

ARTS

Agroecology for Resilient Territories in Senegal

A transdisciplinary research project that aims to co-create agroecological solutions to rebuild fertility in Sahelian territories. Two Living Labs - Petite Côte and Casamance - serve as open innovation platforms where farmers, researchers, local authorities and NGOs co-design and test solutions.

Bio-inputs, biochar, solar-powered irrigation, IoT sensors, participatory mapping and arts: the project combines technical innovation, artificial intelligence and creative methods to support the agroecological transition.

Living Labs Biochar IoT & AI Participatory arts Senegal
Agora / CREATES

AgroVoiceS

Voices of the agroecological transition

A media documentation and advocacy project supporting the transition towards sustainable food systems in Senegal. Documentaries, participatory videos, photo reportage and social media campaigns.

From farmer to policymaker, AgroVoiceS gives voice to those driving the transition, through stories that touch, inform and mobilise.

Documentary Participatory video Advocacy Senegal
UNIBE / Casamance

Sparks - AI & Agroecology

Bridging Agroecology and AI

Participatory development of an AI-powered chatbot for agroecological knowledge dissemination in Casamance. Unlike conventional AI tools geared towards industrial farming, this project is co-designed with farmers, extension officers and agroecology experts.

The RAG model integrates global scientific knowledge with local practices, in a multilingual tool (Wolof, French) accessible on basic mobile phones. Innovation in service of knowledge sovereignty.

Artificial intelligence RAG / NLP Wolof Casamance
AgroVoiceS

Les veines ouvertes de la terre

Documentary film

Joan Bastide filming in a Senegalese village

Feature-length documentary on the challenges of the agroecological transition in Senegal. The film gives voice to the people on the ground - farmers, researchers, decision-makers - and questions the links between land, food and sovereignty.

Film Agroecology Senegal