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Every day I receive by mail a copy of the English and the Arabic version of the AFRICAN MANAGER NEWSLETTER without subscribing to this newsletter. Although I tried several times to unsubscribe (one is asked to send an e-mail to … Continue reading →

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Read at : http://www.iisd.ca/desert/cop5/tue0210.html The fifth session of the Conference of the Parties (COP) for the Convention to Combat Desertification Geneva, Switzerland, 1-12 October 2001 Jozef Buys, Belgium, of behalf of EU stated the need to mainstream NAPs into national … Continue reading →

Anywhere on this planet, the beauty of plants and animals in a garden is food for the soul. Therefore, from time to time, I post pictures of plants and animals in my own garden and house. I like to share … Continue reading →

FOR YOUR INFO Dear Readers, I underwent surgery on October 16th. Everything went well. My doctor advised me to take some weeks of complete rest. Therefore, I will resume this blog as soon as I feel fully fit again. Thank … Continue reading →

A short video made for your distraction : http://youtu.be/tOXtJrwsRSQ Rhododendron Leafhoppers (jassids) Small insects on the Rhododendron plants in my garden.  Beautiful minuscule creatures, about 1 cm long.  

Read at : blogs.smithsonianmag.com/science/2012/09/this-african-fruit-produces-the-worlds-most-intense-natural-color/ This African Fruit Produces the World’s Most Intense Natural Color The tiny, rock-hard fruits of Pollia condensata, a wild plant that grows in the forests of Ethiopia, Mozambique, Tanzania and other African countries, can’t be eaten … Continue reading →

Remind the Chinese proverb : Bring this man a fish and he can eat for  a day; teach him how to fish and he can eat an all year long. My translation : Bring these children food and they can … Continue reading →

Read at : http://www.ammanimman.org/Program/issues.html#climatechange Water Scarcity and Food Insecurity The project target area suffers from persistent desertification and poor annual rainfall rarely exceeding 200 to 400 mm a year. Year-to-year decreases in rainfall have caused a 60% grain deficit, a … Continue reading →