As I write, our comrades in the Democratic Republic of Congo are experiencing what, without urgent intervention, will become the largest outbreak of the deadly Ebola epidemic faced by a single country. With more than 2190 confirmed cases and over…
It is late spring. We’re a few miles off Liège and on our way to Luxembourg. The landscape is flourishing with small but dense patches of old trees which are sharply contrasted by fields burgeoning with lush-green corn that are…
By convention, access to safe and nutritious food is a fundamental and inalienable human right. However, there is ample evidence that Africa has yet to extend this right to most of her population. The 2018 World Hunger Index shows that…
For decades, the hard and honest work of smallholder cocoa farmers has fuelled wealth creation and the establishment of chocolate empires like Cargill, Barry Callebaut, Cadbury, Mars, Hershey´s, Ritter Sport to name a few. These farmers continue to produce cocoa,…
Since the global food price hikes in 2007-2008, several and often wealthier actors have headed for lands in the global South in what is now referred to in scholarship on land access as land grabbing 1 2 . In the…
How much would you exchange for a hectare of land you own in a rural area in your country? Note your answer. Now, imagine that you were informed after a thorough analysis that your hectare has: mineral deposits (gold, diamonds,…
The world as we know is changing and very fast. Population growth, irresponsible consumption and its resulting climate change imperils humanity in its entirety. If we work hard enough, we can save humanity from the impending doom. Meanwhile, our capabilities…