Terroir. Postcard from Vinsobres, France.
Posted by Frank van Steenbergen (MetaMeta) 15 August 2016 One of the many medieval villages in the Drome in France, … Continued
The WaterBlog
Reflecting on Four Transformative Years: The Green Future Farming Program in Ethiopia
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
Previous posts
Ropes and hopes
Posted by Sukru Esin (MetaMeta Anatolia) and Simon Chevalking (MetaMeta Research) July 20, 2016 Ever since the beginning of the … Continued
Kingdoms of Spate
Like in other Kingdoms of the world, the Raya-valley farmers have their own rulers, the Kings of Spate. These … Continued
Road-induced floods: Blessings or Curse?
Posted by Taye Alemayehu July 11, 2016 After the El Niño effect that caused devastating wide-spread drought, La Niña is … Continued
Egypt: The Case for Pressurized Fertilised Irrigation through Elevated Storage Tanks
Posted by Kassem Mourad July 27, 2016 Image Courtesy: MontyofEgypt – Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=5203022 It seems to … Continued
From the water governance front
By Frank van Steenbergen June 5, 2016 Postcard from Nimroz, Afghanistan. Here is the Lashkari channel, running over a length … Continued
An Oasis of Hope
Posted by Frank van Steenbergen and Kifle Woldearegay April 25, 2016 Haregu Gobezay, at her farm in Mayshwash village close … Continued
Where there once was Water
Posted by Brittany Anzel App March 16, 2016 Image Courtesy: Brittany Anzel App California is amidst it’s worst drought in … Continued
A Plan for the Middle East
Posted by Frank van Steenbergen March 08, 2016 Months after an airstrike on the village Hajar Aukaish in April, villagers … Continued
Reading the Rain
Posted by Kebede Manjur Gebru, Frank van Steenbergen, and Eyasu Yazew Hagos February 29, 2016 There is so much wisdom that goes … Continued
Salinization hazads of arid zone irrigation: a casual review of a current state and ongoing developments
Contribution from Lambert K Smedema, Arnhem, the Netherlands (lambertsmedema@hotmail.com)February, 2016 Salinization hazards of arid zone irrigation: a casual review … Continued
A Role Model of Confidence
Posted by Karim NawazJanuary 25, 2016 Miss Bakhtawar Mallah is a 19 year old girl from the fishing community … Continued
Time – whose side are you on?
Posted by Letty Fajardo and Frank van SteenbergenDecember 30, 2015 As the New Year starts it is good to reflect … Continued
Managing the Polder Patchwork
Posted by Frank van Steenbergen and Manoranjan Mondal December 13, 2015 In the 1960’s and 1970’s a large part … Continued
Women business innovators
Posted by Nardos MasreshaDecember 8, 2015 As women are a central strategy of the Ethiopia Climate Innovation Center (ECIC), the … Continued
Resisting Drought
Posted by Marta Agujetas Perez November 25, 2015 This year’s rainy season in Ethiopia made a very timid appearance in … Continued
We need more bridges now
Posted by Frank van SteenbergenNovember 16, 2015 Of all bridges, arched stone bridges are among the most special. Standing on … Continued
Paradise Lost Somewhere in Anatolia
Posted by Frank van Steenbergen and Sukru Esin November 02, 2015 It is an amazing place with a history of … Continued
New values and… sanitation
Posted by Frank van SteenbergenNovember 2, 2015“It is a big shame… one’s eldest daughter having to defecate in the field”. … Continued
Mysterious circles – Clear mastery
Posted by Francesco SambalinoOctober 27, 2015 Moray lays in the “valle Sagrado” of Peru. The valley hosts some of the … Continued