Soybean farmer Leonard Djegui never had the chance to go to school but he has learned two facts about nuclear science in recent years: atoms make up the soil and they have helped triple his income, allowing him to build a new house and send his children to university.
Djegui is not alone: around 14 000 farmers in central and northern Benin have achieved significant yield increases for both maize and legume crops such as soybean – providing more food for their families and much higher incomes than they could even dream of a few years ago. Read more.