Michael Carus, one of the leading European bioeconomy experts and managing director of the nova-Institut (Hürth), initiator of the new conference “Revolution in Food and Biomass Production”, 1-2 October 2018, Cologne, in conversation with the editorial staff You’ve hosted so many conferences, and the new one is supposed to be the most exciting? Carus: The…
Involve all gender in landscape restoration
By Adlyne Wangusi Restoration of forests and landscapes must be for everyone, regardless of gender to achieve the common global target. For many years now women have been the champions for this global initiative. But at the ongoing Global Forum for Landscape Restoration 2018 in Nairobi, calls for the gender-balanced roles and implications for landscape…
OCP Foundation’s agricultural caravan reaches Ethiopia
The Agricultural Caravan, supported by OCP Foundation in several sub-Saharan African countries, is now reaching Ethiopia. It is targeting four agricultural regions of the country in its pilot phase including Oromia, Amhara, Tigray and SNNP. OCP Foundation carries on its commitment to the development of sustainable and resilient agriculture in Africa. Following the launch of…
New menacing Cassava pest identified in West and Central Africa
A new pest—southern armyworm, Spodoptera eridania (Stoll)—has been discovered in West and Central Africa! Originating from the tropical regions of the Americas the fall armyworm (FAW) adult has a remarkable capacity for long distance migration and high female fertility. Its crop-destroying caterpillars can cause serious damage to maize but also to other important crops such…
Making a bad situation worse: Tanzania introduces further regulatory changes to the mining sector
By Peter Leon, Partner and Co-Chair of the Africa Practice, Herbert Smith Freehills In July 2017, the Tanzanian National Assembly enacted three laws, under a certificate of urgency, which together will have a profound impact on the resources sector in Tanzania. These are the Natural Wealth and Resources (Permanent Sovereignty) Act, 2017, the Natural…
Africa needs to more than double cassava production to feed herself
Africa needs to double her cassava production to avert a major food crisis by 2050, says the Director for the Global Cassava Partnership for the 21st Century (GCP21), Dr. Claude Fauquet in Lagos. Addressing a world press conference in Lagos, Dr. Fauquet described the low root yields of cassava in Africa as unacceptable and called on…
Older people unite to demand their right to participate in all aspects of life in Kenya
As the world marks the International Day of Older Persons, medical cover programmes and the rising awareness on their rights of older persons are some of the gains achieved by Kenya’s older persons in the recent years According to a number of older persons interviewed, the government of Kenya has made significant milestones in…
The Organic Farmer, June Edition
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