The Man Who Stopped the Desert (2010)
• June 2nd, 2010 • 1h 4min
Documentary
Overview
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.
Make sure to check your pop-up blocker!!
Trailer
Similar Movies
New Generation Queens: A Zanzibar Soccer Story
Released on: 2015-07-01
Documentary
On an island where religion bars women from playing soccer, the Queens resist cultural norms and cha...
Le Grand Désert
Released on: 1950-12-01
Documentary
In 1950, the explorer Roger Frison-Roche made a crossing of more than a thousand kilometers on the b...
Spare My Bones, Coyote!
Released on: 2026-01-09
Documentary
For the last twelve years, Marisela and Ely, along with the volunteer group The Águilas del Desierto...
No Other Choice
Released on: 2012-01-01
Documentary
An undercover documentary film produced and directed by British filmmaker Dominic Brown, about the s...
Memory Books
Released on: 2008-05-01
Documentary
In Uganda, AIDS-infected mothers have begun writing what they call Memory Books for their children. ...
Treehugger
Released on:
Romance, Drama, Documentary
A Valentine's Day story about a young couple, how they get together, and how they fall apart. All be...
Iwájú: A Day Ahead
Released on: 2024-02-27
Documentary
Filmed across three continents, this documentary shares the story of the founders of the Pan-African...
Der lange Weg ans Licht
Released on: 2008-02-28
Documentary
Edeltraut Hertel - a midwife caught between two worlds. She has been working as a midwife in a small...
Gifting It: A Burning Embrace of Gift Economy
Released on: 2002-07-02
Documentary
If you think Burning Man is all about naked dancers tripping on substances, think again. This debut ...
Dawn of the Damned
Released on: 1965-07-05
Documentary, History, Drama
This excellent feature-length documentary - the story of the imperialist colonization of Africa - is...
Jane
Released on: 2017-12-28
Documentary
Drawing from never-before-seen footage that has been tucked away in the National Geographic archives...
Circumcision
Released on: 1949-01-01
Documentary
Rites and operation of the circumcision of thirty Songhai children on the Niger. Material of this fi...
Naked Spaces: Living Is Round
Released on: 1985-10-01
Documentary
Shot with stunning elegance and clarity, NAKED SPACES explores the rhythm and ritual of life in the ...
Tucaneira: Wooden Hands
Released on: 2023-10-25
Documentary
“Tucaneira: Wooden Hands” is a captivating mini-documentary that takes us on a fascinating journey t...
The Journey of Man: A Genetic Odyssey
Released on: 2003-01-21
Documentary
Many geneticists and archaeologists have long surmised that human life began in Africa. Dr. Spencer ...
The Snake in My Bed
Released on: 1995-01-01
Documentary
In common with many L.A. Rebellion films, Snake touches on such themes as institutionalized racism, ...
Mobutu, King of Zaire
Released on: 1999-06-02
Documentary
This film is the result of more than two years of work tracking down archive material and witnesses ...
The Beautiful Game
Released on: 2012-10-04
Documentary
Across Africa, people are using soccer to lift themselves up, to create change in their communities ...