Farming Africa
Op de klimaattop in Egypte is een belangrijke rol weggelegd voor de Groninger professor Patrick Verkooijen. Hij zamelt miljarden in voor klimaatadaptatie, maar in plaats van het geld te spenderen aan deskundige klimaatslachtoffers, doet hij zaken met het Nederlandse bedrijfsleven en corrupte Afrikaanse leiders.
Living as a Christian in a jihadist country is tough. When, above that, you are a journalist who takes his job seriously, your life is in immidiate danger. As refugees in Uganda, colleagues Daud Abdi Daud and Ismail Sheikh Khalifa, are about to make radio for their home country Somalia.
After climate change and hunger in the countryside of many developing countries, COVID-19 is just another phenomenon that proofs that industrial agriculture …
The Western Cape of South Africa will not allow buying land anymore by citizens without a certificate in land management. With this …
Booming Africa needs jobs. Agriculture is the main sector for creating jobs, especially when it comes to smallholder farmers and rural areas. …
In its future policy, the European Union will take the interest of smallholder farmers more into account.
Investing in West-Africa is not for the faint-hearted. Risks are serious. But so are the business opportunities. Especially for agriculture.
Mali, here I come! Thanks to an invitation of Api Mali, the Investment Promotion Agency of the Republic of Mali.
My compliments go to Bill Gates and his foundation for all their efforts for the benefit of smallholder farmers. I, however, think …
Farming is not just farming. It’s also marketing. Already when selecting the crop to plant, take the market into consideration, my friend …
Agricultural journalism plays a key role in food security but is often corrupted. Press Freedom is scarce, information is rarely independent. The …