Postcard from Marracuene, Mozambique
Postcard from Marracuene, Mozambique Posted by Frank van Steenbergen June 30, 2017 A civilization is measured by its care and … Continued
Girma Senbeta (MetaMeta Ethiopia), Getachew Engdayehu (Amhara Bureau of Agriculture), Nardos Masresha (MetaMeta Ethiopia), Guta Eshata Gemmechu (MetaMeta Ethiopia), Bantamlak Wondmnow (Amhara Bureau of Agriculture), Redeat Daniel (MetaMeta Ethiopia), Getanew Tesfaw (MetaMeta Ethiopia), Tena Gobena (Oromia Bureau of Agriculture), Mitiku Bajiga (Ethiopian Ministry of Agriculture), Frank van Steenbergen (MetaMeta), and Jean Marc Pace, Femke van Woesik (MetaMeta) Imagine a large tanker sailing across the ocean. If you alter the ship's course by just one degree at the beginning of the journey, the final destination can differ by hundreds of kilometres. In other words, over time, a small change can make a huge difference. This was the intention of the Green Future Farming (GFF) program: a small engine propelling a vast vessel onto a new course. Ethiopian governance has a large and strong agricultural department with a far-reaching extension system, which is a key policy instrument for necessary changes. Over the past four years, GFF has worked together with the Bureaus… Continued
Postcard from Marracuene, Mozambique Posted by Frank van Steenbergen June 30, 2017 A civilization is measured by its care and … Continued
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Life Skills – the missing foundation to improving socio-economic growth Posted by Otto Hoffman February 15, 2017 Image courtesy Wikimedia … Continued
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Roads to the Rescue Posted by Cecilia Borgia Februray 8, 2017 Coastal Bangladesh is a vast area. It spans over … Continued
The Kenyan farmer who traveled his country got inspired to harvest road water and is telling others to do the … Continued