All comments by Wouter v.d. Weijden

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  Alarming message, Babatunde! It summarizes three key challenges: high costs, security and corruption. If hunger is not enough... Wouter v.d. Weijden 2/17/2024 9:53 am Food Crisis: We Need to Act Now
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  Powerful signal, Babatunde! Does it equally apply to grassland fires started by herders to create fresh grass? Wouter v.d. Weijden 1/13/2024 11:45 am Stop the Culture of Bush Burning
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  Excellent point, Babatunde! In spite of fertilizer being expensive, it is largely wasted if the type, dose and timing of the... Wouter v.d. Weijden 11/9/2023 1:34 pm Knowing your Soil and Its Needs are Important to Increase Productivity
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  Gerrit, Henk and I are preparing an article about livestock in SSA. It will largely be a shorter, updated and English version of... Wouter v.d. Weijden 6/8/2023 7:15 pm Do Not Fear Fertiliser in Africa (5)
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  That's good news, Babatunde! Wouter v.d. Weijden 11/6/2022 11:27 am The Real Cost of Food: We are part of the Solution to Reducing it (2)
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  Dear Babatunde, I'm surprised reading "The increasing number of youths in agriculture..." Is this a trend in Nigeria? And if... Wouter v.d. Weijden 11/5/2022 3:51 pm The Real Cost of Food: We are part of the Solution to Reducing it (2)
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  Trial and error can certainly help, but not reveal everything. For example, low yields can be caused by lack of nitrogen or... Wouter v.d. Weijden 4/13/2021 10:47 pm Farm Mapping: the Future of Efficient African Farming
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  I know little about the Songhai System, but since Gerard #1 wrote it did not exclude fertilizers, there may be little difference... Wouter v.d. Weijden 4/13/2021 11:54 am More people, slow growth - how to boost development in Sub-Saharan Africa?
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  I remember he told both stories (about his talk with Kennedy and his regret about granting zero tariffs on grain substitutes) in... Wouter v.d. Weijden 8/31/2020 9:23 pm The Dutch used to be capitalist farmers, the 19th century forced them into family farming
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  Krijn #18, "I don't think Europe favoured animal husbandry over arable farming". Correct, he did favour animal husbandry over... Wouter v.d. Weijden 8/31/2020 6:21 pm The Dutch used to be capitalist farmers, the 19th century forced them into family farming
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  I miss one key element in the historical analysis: the role of the European Union. In the early sixties the Dutchman Sicco... Wouter v.d. Weijden 8/30/2020 2:16 pm The Dutch used to be capitalist farmers, the 19th century forced them into family farming
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  Very interesting text and historical analyses! Two minor corrections: - I dont' think the Dutch exported milk to London, only... Wouter v.d. Weijden 8/30/2020 1:12 pm The Dutch used to be capitalist farmers, the 19th century forced them into family farming
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  Thanks for your response, Ikechi. I agree with most of your statements but would like to react on this one: ".... the main... Wouter v.d. Weijden 8/30/2020 10:34 am 'Africa needs to develop both its agriculture and food processing industry'
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  Yes, Paul, rainfall can be a serious constraint. However, Henk Breman's book clearly shows that even in relatively dry areas... Wouter v.d. Weijden 8/21/2020 2:44 pm 'Africa needs to develop both its agriculture and food processing industry'
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  To what extent is Dutch greenhouse horticulture dependent on cheap natural gas? And on CO2 derived from fossil fuels used in... Wouter v.d. Weijden 7/10/2020 10:30 am 'Dutch Horticulture should provide for local food and global expertise'