Category Archives: Seeds for Food

You don’t have to be rich to be happy (Photo Jojo ROM)

Posted on April 5, 2012 by

But this nice guy can’t keep smiling with an empty stomach. So, give him a chance to start a small container garden wherever he lives. Give him some sacks or bags, give him some buckets or otherwise discarded bottles and … Continue reading →

Posted in food / food security, Seeds for Food, Social dimensions

Sustainable food aid by offering free seeds to the hungriest (Willem Van Cotthem)

Posted on November 28, 2010 by

SEEDS FOR FOOD http://seedsforfood.wordpress.com A Christmas Carol Christmas is an ideal moment to bring some nice news about the efforts you delivered to help some of the hungry and malnourished of this world. We thank you for helping us to … Continue reading →

Posted in food / food security, hunger / famine, malnutrition, Seeds for Food

Desertification, hunger, malnutrition and poverty: and now feeling like a poor fool (Willem VAN COTTHEM / Martin DEWHURST)

Posted on October 14, 2010 by

Enthusiasm for development aid has always been cherished in my heart.  It made me producing numerous efforts to combine my professional duties at the University of Ghent (Belgium) with my responsibilities for the correct execution of development aid projects all … Continue reading →

Posted in Desertification, financial aspects, hunger / famine, malnutrition, Seeds for Food, Social dimensions

A brown (not green) food revolution for Africa (Facebook / CS Monitor)

Posted on August 2, 2010 by

Read at : The Facebook homepage of Brigit STRAWBRIDGE http://www.csmonitor.com/Commentary/Opinion/2010/0706/Africa-needs-a-brown-not-green-food-revolution Africa needs a brown (not green) food revolution Africa’s long-term food security will come from nurturing the soil, not manipulating expensive seeds. By Shannon Horst / July 6, 2010 Albuquerque, … Continue reading →

Posted in Agriculture, grassland / rangeland, Seeds for Food, Soil

Are newly introduced vegetables and fruit trees dangerous ? (Willem Van Cotthem)

Posted on July 26, 2010 by

Since August 2007, the time that we launched our action ‘SEEDS FOR FOOD’ (www.seedsforfood.org), a number of people came up with questions about the danger of introducing new vegetables and fruits in developing countries. We have already replied to these … Continue reading →

Posted in food / food security, invasive species, Seeds for Food, Social dimensions

Seeds For Food: Gardens of Fruits & Vegetables in the Sahara Desert (Dimidia)

Posted on March 6, 2010 by

Read at : http://blog.dimidia.com/2010/02/seeds-for-food-gardens-of-fruits.html When you visit the website – Seeds For Food, I guarantee you will be amazed at what is possible! You will learn about refugees from Western Sahara who have been living in camps for over 30 … Continue reading →

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