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The first world countries may believe they are doing well in reducing pollution, however in reality a lot has been outsourced to...
Arend Van 't Oever
8/4/2021 6:42 pm
Electric cars and cobalt mining: The environmental sustainability of the privileged
Hugue, indeed it is. Especially in my white part of the world. We need to hear this from black people on the ground. Using the...
Dick Veerman
8/3/2021 10:18 pm
Electric cars and cobalt mining: The environmental sustainability of the privileged
Incredibly thought provoking op-ed piece
Hugue Nkoutchou
8/2/2021 11:16 am
Electric cars and cobalt mining: The environmental sustainability of the privileged
"As I maintained: those who control food, control the future." I think this is also true for the rest of the world: Bloomberg:...
Frank Eric van der Meer
7/26/2021 8:44 am
The reality of coping with agricultural risks
Hi everyone I trust all is well to your side. Thank you for the insights about agriculture in africa . My take, we youth we...
Abdulaziz Momba
7/21/2021 8:45 pm
'Africa needs to develop both its agriculture and food processing industry'
Thank you @Sofonie Dala! Great to hear how interesting/outstanding the article is. Feel free to share link with your contacts
Ikechi Agbugba
7/20/2021 7:53 pm
Growth strategies to make businesses thrive in Africa
There is enough technology available to stop poverty and hunger. Get well organized, share your wealth and improve the...
Hans Meijlof
7/17/2021 9:58 am
Hunger, a silent killer
Great Analysis Sir, I concur to the points laid out and would also add that there is need for the training and education of...
David Audu
7/16/2021 7:57 am
'Food distribution within Africa harder than export to Europe and Americas'
Outstanding Article
Sofonie Dala
7/10/2021 6:21 pm
Growth strategies to make businesses thrive in Africa
Acha also known as Fonio is a Super ancient whole grain that can be used in many ways.
Chinyelu Jennifer Obiasor
7/9/2021 11:54 pm
Baobab and Acha: a plea for indigenous foods in Africa
I completely agree that women should be perceived differently. We should start looking how humans in the supply chain are...
Chinyelu Jennifer Obiasor
7/8/2021 10:20 am
Agricultural policy making in Africa: the what and the how seem to differ
Thank you for this contribution, I would like to also add that Africa’s education pedagogical system continues to be...
Samuel Niiwo
7/6/2021 11:41 pm
'Africa needs to develop both its agriculture and food processing industry'
Food security in a country like Nigeria should be treated as matter of national emergency, because no nation can have peace and...
Obehi Ewanfoh
6/30/2021 5:47 am
The Diaspora Potato and Onion Ag-Tech Rescue Initiative in Nigeria
This is a lovely piece, thanks Dr. Education is sweet indeed and it's a key factor in creating a better society but Money plays...
Constance Enyindah
6/23/2021 9:11 am
How is education perceived in Nigeria? An Igbo perspective
Rural Africa: You farm to create some food for your family (but not for currency). You have some side business to create some...
Wouter de Heij
6/23/2021 4:00 am
1.5x GDP unpaid labour in Africa, how come?
A great article. I believe as a developing continent, there is the need to embrace ICTs and Digital Tools as they will be very...
Ibrahim Moshood O.
6/17/2021 4:26 am
Exacerbation of food insecurity in Africa due to COVID-19 pandemic - a short report
Thanks, Dr Ikechi for putting together this exclusive and very insightful piece. I appreciate the Igbo culture the more after...
Ibrahim Moshood O.
6/17/2021 4:22 am
How is education perceived in Nigeria? An Igbo perspective
Additional tree planting is not always the solution and may even worsen the environment. Already many papers point this out...
Arend Van 't Oever
6/16/2021 5:10 pm
Why CO2 offsetting will not solve our climate problem
And if another huge piece of forest burns down, who should pay back the co2?
willem van aaken
6/13/2021 11:43 am
Why CO2 offsetting will not solve our climate problem
As an African agroeconomist, academic & agribusiness researcher, I found Otto's writing interesting but a bit obsolete and will...
Ikechi Agbugba
6/11/2021 8:35 am
The mistake white people make in establishing new African cooperatives
Thank you Hugue for the criticism and thank you, Dick, for the modification of the text. I couldn’t react directly. What...
Otto Kroesen
6/10/2021 10:49 pm
Africa is in between two era’s, like the West
#1 Hugue, in defence of Otto (I know his way of thinking as we prepared this interview a while back), I suggested to him to use...
Dick Veerman
6/10/2021 6:56 pm
Africa is in between two era’s, like the West
#1 Hugue Nkoutchou , think you're right, but also that Otto is saying the same. Having this discussed with Otto I was't under...
Coen Hubers
6/10/2021 5:41 pm
Africa is in between two era’s, like the West
Hi Otto. Great article and I really enjoyed reading the text until I read these lines "...In other words: Africa has to adopt...
Hugue Nkoutchou
6/10/2021 5:20 pm
Africa is in between two era’s, like the West
Thank you for your extensive comment, Jur! Kees Blokland and Melle Leenstra (agri counsellor from the Dutch embassies in Egypt...
Dick Veerman
6/9/2021 9:59 am
The mistake white people make in establishing new African cooperatives
99% of consumers and 95% of professionals buyers will not be interested in this subject. I understand as professional that...
Wouter de Heij
6/9/2021 6:36 am
Monitoring soil health and human health
"The link between soil and stomach". I am looking forward to this discussion. I hope that Arnold van Woerkom will also join!
Carolien Makkink
6/8/2021 3:38 pm
Monitoring soil health and human health
Thank you, Dick. I have read Otto's article with great interest. It raises a lot of relevant questions, for instance whether the...
Jur Schuurman
6/6/2021 11:25 am
The mistake white people make in establishing new African cooperatives
Thanks for your brilliant submissions and I agree to your recommendations #1 & #2
Ikechi Agbugba
6/6/2021 10:03 am
'Food distribution within Africa harder than export to Europe and Americas'
Jur Schuurman, you have a lot of experience in dealing with cooperatives in low income countries. What is your opinion? There...
Dick Veerman
6/5/2021 11:39 am
The mistake white people make in establishing new African cooperatives
This is a most interesting and crucial discussion. In 1-1 conversations - sadly, I hope more people will speak out here in...
Dick Veerman
6/4/2021 1:13 pm
The mistake white people make in establishing new African cooperatives
A culturally biased analysis: the cooperative business model represents a minor share of the global economy. According to ICA...
Dave Boselie
6/4/2021 10:30 am
The mistake white people make in establishing new African cooperatives
I agree with mr. Hugue. I would like to add that instead of whites this article should mention Northern Europeans/Dutch. In my...
Yoeri Samwel
6/3/2021 8:10 pm
The mistake white people make in establishing new African cooperatives
Hi Otto and thank you for giving us an opportunity to share our thoughts. it is my own judgment that your assertions and...
Hugue Nkoutchou
6/3/2021 12:15 pm
The mistake white people make in establishing new African cooperatives
Carolien Makkink You can watch the recording here on our YouTube channel.
Bianca van der Ha
6/2/2021 6:24 pm
Green and digital transition, the potential of women within the Green Deal
c) Oil and gas companies should support the clean energy transition effort (SDG #7) by diversifying and investing, without...
Jeroen van Buuren
5/30/2021 7:45 pm
The Role of Oil & Gas in Africa's Energy Supply
I tend to agree with Jur, with some further comments. Lately I was informed about some basic income projects in Africa (among...
Otto Kroesen
5/25/2021 9:54 am
Will digitisation finally emancipate smallholders and revolutionize fair trade?
Thanks for your reaction, Dick. As for your question, I do not really have the figures that would enable me to say that those...
Jur Schuurman
5/24/2021 8:51 pm
Will digitisation finally emancipate smallholders and revolutionize fair trade?
And, please, Otto Kroesen: how do you feel about Jur's fear in #1?
Dick Veerman
5/24/2021 4:14 pm
Will digitisation finally emancipate smallholders and revolutionize fair trade?
Jur, how do you judge the critics of fair trade telling certifiers they cannot guarantee that fair trade premiums land in the...
Dick Veerman
5/24/2021 4:09 pm
Will digitisation finally emancipate smallholders and revolutionize fair trade?
A challenging paragraph, above: "Block chain and crypto currencies enable tracing payments directly from buyers to their first...
Jur Schuurman
5/24/2021 2:41 pm
Will digitisation finally emancipate smallholders and revolutionize fair trade?
Carolien Makkink, the event will be recorded and published here on AgriFoodNetworks.
Bianca van der Ha
5/20/2021 1:45 pm
Green and digital transition, the potential of women within the Green Deal
I don't have time to join the conversation on June 1st. Will it be possible to view a recording afterwards?
Carolien Makkink
5/20/2021 9:45 am
Green and digital transition, the potential of women within the Green Deal
One other element might be that banks in general see primary agricultural activities als relatively high risk compared to other...
Frans de Jong
5/11/2021 8:23 am
Agricultural Financing: The Need for Patient Capital
Well, Frank, in a natural capital system someone is going to get paid by compensating for that loss. In case it is a consequence...
Dick Veerman
5/8/2021 8:14 pm
Why CO2 offsetting will not solve our climate problem
Thank you @Jur for your contribution. I agree with you as regards the demand for money as many farmers association or...
Babatunde Olarewaju
5/8/2021 8:01 pm
Agricultural Financing: The Need for Patient Capital
Without denying the importance of the abovementioned factors hampering access to finance, there is another one that is not...
Jur Schuurman
5/8/2021 6:59 pm
Agricultural Financing: The Need for Patient Capital
Suppose a tree in a virgin forest releases CO2 because it is dying in a changing climate, who is gonna pay for it?
Frank Eric van der Meer
5/7/2021 10:27 pm
Why CO2 offsetting will not solve our climate problem
Primarily the farmer, although the way we use the crop is defining whether or not C will return into the atmosphere. Every step...
Mark Soetman
5/6/2021 10:31 am
Why CO2 offsetting will not solve our climate problem
Suppose a tree in a virgin forest in Brasil captures C, who is to make cash out of it? The answer depends on a set of...
Dick Veerman
5/6/2021 1:38 am
Why CO2 offsetting will not solve our climate problem
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