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  Don't forget about buckwheat. Far better for bees than wheat or mais. And healthy! As a grain, f.i. ideal tasty base for kind... Frank Buurman 3/16/2025 3:39 pm Sustainable Beekeeping: Let's Keep our Bees Alive
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  Deas Babatunde, I wish your good work to be effective in 2025! May it bear lots of fruit and good harvests!! Dick Veerman 1/4/2025 6:37 pm Zero Hunger: Agriculture is our Greatest Asset, Own It!
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  Thanks Babatunde, first the identification of willing young people. I am meeting people who are looking for reasons NOT to go to... Peter Jens 1/4/2025 6:25 pm Zero Hunger: Agriculture is our Greatest Asset, Own It!
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  Thank you @peter jens for your comment. A commendable initial you have there. One key thing about initiatives like yours is the... Babatunde Olarewaju 1/4/2025 2:11 pm Zero Hunger: Agriculture is our Greatest Asset, Own It!
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  Good start of the year, this article, Babatunde. The African "Youthquake" (By 2050 1 in four people in the world will be... Peter Jens 1/4/2025 10:15 am Zero Hunger: Agriculture is our Greatest Asset, Own It!
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  Without making significant concessions to the concept of Brain Re-engineering, the idea that "Youths are the leaders of... Felix OKOYE (~a.k.a Uncle FELIX) 12/18/2024 1:06 pm Brain Re-engineering can boost Food Security in Africa
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  I think mister Babatunda is right especially when we see what the so called Green Revolution and/ or so called development aid... tom hage 11/23/2024 12:24 pm The Future of Food: There is a Need to Build an Efficient Indigenous Knowledge System
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  Who knows we can find a project and funding to develop an adapted version for your purposes, think about it and see whether it... Ron Methorst 11/7/2024 5:10 pm Sustainable Food System starts from Adopting Sustainable Practices
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  Ron Methorst This looks very good. I have glanced through the websites and read the 16 themes (10 ecological and social themes).... Babatunde Olarewaju 11/7/2024 10:07 am Sustainable Food System starts from Adopting Sustainable Practices
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  Hello Babatunde, for the purpose of increasing the knowledge and awareness of farmers on how their farm practices relate to the... Ron Methorst 11/4/2024 12:28 pm Sustainable Food System starts from Adopting Sustainable Practices
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  Frans de Jong You can identify the genuine agripreneurs by assessing their track records or social media records. Also,... Babatunde Olarewaju 9/1/2024 5:43 pm Translating the Power of Agricultural Knowledge into Practical Skills for Food Security
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  Absolutely true Babatunde, public and ngo funded initiatives also come with significant disadvantages; in many cases programs... Frans de Jong 9/1/2024 4:57 pm Translating the Power of Agricultural Knowledge into Practical Skills for Food Security
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  Frans de Jong Thank you for your comment. I still have reservations about donor funds being managed by NGOs or charity... Babatunde Olarewaju 9/1/2024 9:56 am Translating the Power of Agricultural Knowledge into Practical Skills for Food Security
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  Thank you Babatunde, off course you are right saying: “Therefore, we need to put measures and systems in place to help farmers... Frans de Jong 9/1/2024 9:32 am Translating the Power of Agricultural Knowledge into Practical Skills for Food Security
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  I see this only now, several months after publication. This article and the subsequent paint a rosy picture of Rwanda. Much too... Jur Schuurman 6/10/2024 2:10 pm Formerly a Kingdom, now the Republic of Rwanda
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  Nice. As other developments. Like in SA/ UAE, with new forms agriculture, moist extraction from the air (a Dutch company the... Frank Buurman 5/8/2024 8:56 pm Food from a Flat
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  Thank you, Cécile, for this interesting article! You mention the competition for by-products and residual streams. I agree that... Carolien Makkink 4/25/2024 9:27 am No climate neutral eggs or meat without data
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  @wouter Maybe political instability that doesn't favour the ruling party would make them address the issues. Babatunde Olarewaju 2/18/2024 9:22 am Food Crisis: We Need to Act Now
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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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  #1 So happy to read your comment on this and I must commend you for being exceptional and a typical example of a brain... Ikechi Agbugba 2/4/2024 6:34 pm Formerly a Kingdom, now the Republic of Rwanda
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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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  Thank you so much, Ikechi Agbugba, PhD. As youth who have been along the straggle of my country, I can mention that in Africa,... Nkundimana Augustin 12/25/2023 12:15 am Formerly a Kingdom, now the Republic of Rwanda
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  It would be interesting to hear Claasen's opinion on a similar (at least in my opinion) data-driven initiative by other Dutch... Jur Schuurman 12/22/2023 12:41 pm Small Farmers Have no Data and Solidaridad is Doing Something About It
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  I completely concur with this article.As the essay points out, as young Africans, we must embark on our business journeys as... Nkundimana Augustin 12/21/2023 9:15 pm Youth Brain Re-engineering: Developing Agricultural Entrepreneurship in Africa
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  Maar wat gaat er gebeuren als AI die minihelicoptertjes opdracht geeft alleen nog maar paperclips te maken? tom hage 12/5/2023 3:52 pm PATS' Mini-drones Nip Insect Infestation in the Bud
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  Something quite different than the dominance China has acquired - based on cheap labor. The same story for Italian and Spanish... Frank Buurman 11/28/2023 5:20 pm Using AI to grow tomatoes and broilers
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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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  Teus, before going offline hidden from the rest of us, please explain what attracks you. It would show some gratitude to the... Dick Veerman 10/26/2023 5:30 pm Food Security in Africa Requires More Productive Livestock (1)
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  Very interesting article. I would like to get in touch with the authors. Teus Korevaar 10/26/2023 12:10 pm Food Security in Africa Requires More Productive Livestock (1)
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  Dear Jeroen, Thank you for your comment. Traditionally, water is seen as very sacred to various communities and tribes. In... Babatunde Olarewaju 10/23/2023 3:31 pm Water should not have Enemies: Water is Food, Water is Life
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  Hello Babatunde, Water is a very interesting subject. Very interesting to read about water as food. I chose it as a topic to... Jeroen van Buuren 10/22/2023 6:01 pm Water should not have Enemies: Water is Food, Water is Life
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  The Goodness Paradox is a problem in the world of analytics. And in the paradigm of excessed capitalism, consumerism and... Sido Sinnema 10/4/2023 10:29 pm The Goodness Paradox: sustainability requires businesses to choose
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  Former King Bhumibol of Thailand stimulated small holder family farming. Bhumibol tom hage 9/23/2023 11:29 am Our Natural Ecosystems are our Heritage
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  I wholeheartedly concur with Prof. Ikechi's visionary perspective on the transformative power of brain re-engineering and... Yasir Sa'adu 7/26/2023 4:04 am Youth Brain Re-engineering: Developing Agricultural Entrepreneurship in Africa
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  Who pays for sustainable food production, indeed, a useful question. To be able to answer this question, it may be useful to... Henk Breman 7/22/2023 4:25 pm The Future of Food: Who Pays for Sustainability?
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  This is an interesting text in the series by Henk and Wouter. I fully endorse their views. Coming from organic (non chemical)... Anoniem vanaf nu 6/9/2023 4:33 pm Do Not Fear Fertiliser in Africa (5)
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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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  Henk, Wouter. As you know I am Sector coördinator for ruminants with PUM. We are advising more and more in the way of... Gerrit Brummelman 6/8/2023 3:38 pm Do Not Fear Fertiliser in Africa (5)
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  A useful report in the context of this article: Vanlauwe, B. et al., 2023. Fertilizer and Soil Health in Africa: The Role of... Henk Breman 4/24/2023 2:22 pm Food Security: Increasing Soil Productivity and Environmental Sustainability
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  I agree. Efficiency and high productivity are very important to improve earnings for smallholder farmers. Knowledge about good... Marc van der Sterren 3/20/2023 10:44 am Smallholder Farmers: Are They Really Poor?
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  @Ton Terlouw. Thank you for your comment. Yes, I am a Nigerian and I work with smallholder farmers. Efficiency and high... Babatunde Olarewaju 3/18/2023 6:11 pm Smallholder Farmers: Are They Really Poor?
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  Initially I thought this column came from a white colonialist. But no, this column is the work of a native African. This... Anoniem vanaf nu 3/18/2023 4:37 pm Smallholder Farmers: Are They Really Poor?
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  Addressing Hunger in Africa: The Importance of Agro-Entrepreneurship and Soil Health Climate change is a significant threat to... Prince Cade Agbugba 3/3/2023 1:33 pm Youth Brain Re-engineering: Developing Agricultural Entrepreneurship in Africa
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  Nice. Lutein + zeaxanthin and vit. K striking. Still missing the flavonoids that are soo important (as in almost every... Frank Buurman 3/1/2023 1:06 pm Tropical Crops advancing Sustainable Agriculture for Development: A case of Okra
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  For the complete nutritional value of Okra: click here Carolien Makkink 3/1/2023 9:00 am Tropical Crops advancing Sustainable Agriculture for Development: A case of Okra
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  https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/15/5/1096 (and of course not only against diabetes) Frank Buurman 2/28/2023 3:08 pm Tropical Crops advancing Sustainable Agriculture for Development: A case of Okra
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  Those health claims are right. Every (unrefined) mucous food (often beans, never throw away the thick part of the moisture) has... Frank Buurman 2/23/2023 1:40 pm Tropical Crops advancing Sustainable Agriculture for Development: A case of Okra
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  Now, can you help me out? What's so boring or plain wrong? Is it health claim related? Dick Veerman 2/23/2023 1:03 pm Tropical Crops advancing Sustainable Agriculture for Development: A case of Okra
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  Dear Pieter, I used Deepl to translate your comment in Dutch (with just minor edits to compensate for the clumsiness of the... Dick Veerman 2/23/2023 1:01 pm Tropical Crops advancing Sustainable Agriculture for Development: A case of Okra
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  Commentaar van een oude rot in het vak (ik zal zijn naam niet noemen): Beste Pieter, dit okra artikel van journalist Tomide... Pieter ter Steeg 2/23/2023 9:06 am Tropical Crops advancing Sustainable Agriculture for Development: A case of Okra
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