Philippe Badiane has been working with Permakultur since the early nineties, when he established eco-village and food forest projects in Senegal. Since that time he has worked on permaculture concepts in Senegal and Gambia. Badiane also specializes in the sustainable production of bamboo in China, and in this context, Bamboo College founded Norway, Senegal and Gambia. Today, Badiane is working with herbal remedies and forest food in Senegal, China and Norway.