Bleeding mountains, drying springs
by Anastasia Deligianni, Saroj Yakami, and Frank van Steenbergen November 05, 2020 It is a major concern that springs … Continued
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On Local Circular Growth: Appreciating Local Value Chains
By Frank van Steenbergen, Rommert Schram, and Jean Pace Ricci Value chains have received much attention in recent years. They … Continued
On Local Circular Growth: Strengthening Local Value Chains
Frank van Steenbergen, Rommert Schram, Abraham Abhishek, Jean Marc Pace Rici October 21, 2020 In many poor rural areas, there … Continued
Rains in Yemen: A blessing or a curse?
Yemen is ranked amongst the top five most water-scarce countries in the world with an annual average rainfall of 125mm. … Continued
The power of networking and opportunity analysis in times of COVID-19
by Reinier Veldman and Judith de Bruijne September 30, 2020 The world is going through uncertain times with the growing … Continued
Introduction: Understanding, responding to the Desert Locust Crisis
The world is reasonably aware of the scale of ongoing locust outbreaks (2019-20) in East Asia and West Africa, and … Continued
Understanding the linkage between land-use change, anthropogenic activities and locust growth
Locust outbreaks and its impact on humans and crop have been well documented. However, the linkage between anthropogenic activities, land-use … Continued
Catching, profiting from locusts as an effective response to outbreaks
In January 2020, the Pakistan Ministry of National Food Security was faced with a new challenge. Swarms of locusts had … Continued
Using data and mathematical models to predict locust breeding sites
The desert locust can migrate long distances and can voraciously feed on key staple crops like maize which can adversely … Continued
Essential oils-based locusticides: a step towards minimizing environmental impact
In view of the negative environmental impact of pesticides used against locusts, use of biopesticides is being widely promoted. Researchers … Continued
The Math behind Locust Swarms and Solutions therein
Mathematical models offer insight into how locusts form and move as swarms; and how to break them up to limit … Continued
Intermediary mechanization for construction of dug-out ponds
by Francesco Sambalino, MetaMeta September 04, 2020 Digging ponds is a labour demanding activity when there is no access to … Continued