The salt industry could provide local people with a climate resilient alternative income to agriculture – but much needs to be improved,reports El PaisIn Senegal’s central Kaffrine region, stretches of the national highway cut through huge salt ponds. Yet the salt industry - which could aid local people earn more and cope with worsening climate pressures - is little developed, or experts say.“At the artisanal level,you believe men harvesting with no gloves, no boots, and ” said Cheikh Tidiane Sall of Innovations Environnement Développement (IED) Afrique,a group working on sustainable development. “Inadequate storage bags are used and the salt contaminates the soil.”
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Source: theguardian.com