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To Harnessing soil and water resources for increased rice productivity in Africa
by Christopher Oluwakunmi Akinbile The article talks about harnessing soil and water resources for ensuring increase in food (rice) productivity in order to attain self-sufficiency. The choice of rice is due to its strategic importance to Nigeria and the huge amount of money being used for its importation when adequate land and water resources are available for its production at self-sufficiency levels. Read the article...
read moreFood Security in Kenya: Rice Research Agenda
by Kimani Munji The article talks rice being posed to play a key role in Kenya, in providing or meeting food and nutritional needs of her people. However, there are challenges to be overcome; among them, land degradation, growing population, climate change and variability, expanding consumption. All these have contributed to huge rice imports despite the fact that Kenya has the capacity to produce enough for her domestic consumption and even export to the region and overseas markets. Key players that are working in tandem to ensure food and...
read moreWhich future we want: An Assessment of the Rio+20
by Oswaldo Lucon The article talks about the long expectation to the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development – the so-called Rio+20. Preparatory negotiations had a sense of a real dialogue and willingness to find common ground. Few key deliverables would make a difference: defining sustainable development goals (SDGs) as a central feature of a post-2015 development framework, exploring green economy policy options to advance sustainable development and eradicate poverty, and to make decisions on key elements of the...
read moreInvesting in Water Security for Climate Resilient Growth and Development
by Alex Simalabwi Water is a key input to economic growth sectors and contributes to employment, job creation and gross domestic product (GDP). Water is at the heart of development objectives across most sectors – for example health, energy, agriculture, environment, mining, industry and social protection. Yet, most African countries are far from achieving water security and the onset of climate change will further compromise prospects. Ensuring water security through more effective water management contributes to development goals, climate...
read moreDr. Oswaldo Lucon
Dr. Oswaldo Lucon, Future Young Leaders’ Board of Directors Dr. Oswaldo Lucon, on the MOSAICQUE’s Board of Director writes a critique about the recent Rio+20 Conference on Sustainable Development. He writes this article in assistance with two brilliant students Rodrigo Messias & Ana Maria Baccarin of International Relations working as trainee at the Foreign Affairs Advisory of the Secretariat for the Environment of the State of Sao Paulo, Brazil. Dr. Lucon is a senior adviser on Energy and Climate Change Policies to the São...
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Alex Simalabwi Senior Network Officer & Climate Change Focal Point, Coordinator-Water Climate Development Programme for Africa at Global Water Partnership (GWP) Alex is a water resources expert with extensive experience in IWRM planning, WRM, Climate Change and multistakeholder processes. He coordinates GWP’s global work on climate change and leads GWP’s contributions in global climate policy discourse. Alex is the coordinator of GWP’s Joint programme with the African Ministers Council on Water (AMCOW)-the Water Climate...
read moreEngr. Christopher Oluwakunmi Akinbile Ph.D
Engr. Christopher Oluwakunmi Akinbile Ph.D (Ibadan) Department of Agricultural Engineering & Associate Director, Entrepreneurship Centre for Entrepreneurship and Gender Issues in Science and Technology (CEGIST), Federal University of Technology, Nigeria Dr. Christopher Oluwakunmi Akinbile is senior lecturer in the department of Agricultural Engineering, Federal University of Technology, Akure, Nigeria (FUTA) and also the Associate Director, Entrepreneurship Programme, Centre for Entrepreneurship and Gender Issues in Science and...
read moreDr. Kimani Munji
Dr. Kimani Munji Plant Breeder and Geneticist for Cereals and Legumes at Kenya Agricultural Research Institute, Mwea-Tebere Currently at the International Cooperation Center for Agricultural Education (ICCAE), Nagoya University-Japan, as a Visiting Research Fellow for Cold Tolerance MAS Rice Breeding for its Adaptation Alignment to Current and Future Climate Change & Variability Scenarios, in order to Meet Future Food and Nutritional Security in Kenya and the Region. He specializes in adaptation of crops to local production conditions...
read moreRestaurant Noma: an exquisite experience in Nordic Cuisine
by Rene Redzepi and team Editor’s Choice : A Special Edition featuring Nordic Food Ambassador Rene Redzepi, Noma Restaurant Chef Rene Redzepi, Denmark’s finest culinary artist; has reinvigorated Nordic culinary experience through his restaurant “Noma” a two Michelin star restaurant. The name is an acronym of the two Danish words “nordisk” (Nordic) and “mad” (food), and the restaurant is known for its reinvention and interpretation of the Nordic Cuisine. Chef Rene, is currently one of the most...
read moreBUDRUS Documentary film
by Ronit Avni Budrus is an award-winning feature documentary film about a Palestinian community organizer, Ayed Morrar, who unites local Fatah and Hamas members along with Israeli supporters in an unarmed movement to save his village of Budrus from destruction by Israel’s Separation Barrier. Read the press-kit...
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