The looted fortunes of Africa
“I speak of Africa,” Shakespeare wrote, “and of golden joys.” Martin Meredith quotes William Shakespeare in a book full of fortunes and wealth. But …
Let’s turn Africa around
2015 will be the year that Africa grows out of extreme poverty. At least: a start will be made. In many places, …
Enough calories, plenty of malnutrition
Not hunger is the biggest problem on the countryside, but malnutrition. A revolutionary insight that only broke through internationally in 2014.
E4D-tour to Tanzania was a great success
All 18 participants of the E4D-tour are unanimous: The Exposure 4 Development tour to Tanzania was a great success.
Organic is NOT only for the rich
In many places in the world, knowledge of pesticides is scarce, which makes it unhealthy and even dangerous. In those places, also …
Food security is on the rise
Slowly, but markedly, food security has improved. The number of people experiencing chronic hunger dropped from 868 million to 842 million over …
Dutch boost to Ethiopian agriculture
‘Hunger is already part of historie,’ the Ethiopian Minister of Agriculture told me recently. Many efforts are made through Dutch organisations and …
Ethiopian plow wins $25.000
If you want to see how farmers ploughed their fields for about 1000 years ago, go to Ethiopia. There you can still …
African soil suffers dramatic nutrient deficit
The nutrient deficit of African soil is dramatic. Nitrogen fertilizers are few and little effective due to an enormous phosphate shortage.
The African battle against GM crops
In Africa, heavy industrial lobbying, amongst which GM crops, is answered with increasingly investigating alternative agricultural solutions, based on local knowledge and …
South Africa builds biggest insect rearing
Proteins are the building materials of our body. Important source of protein are animal blood, brains and other rest products from the …