The successful battle against climate change – which has triggered a rash of natural disasters, including floods, droughts and rising sea levels – will be predicated largely on the availability…
Auteur/autrice : Stephen Appraku
Climate conference ends amidst major North-South differences
By Stephen Appraku0The UN climate talks ended almost two days later than scheduled on Sunday, Dec 15, where some key decisions were unable to be adopted, mainly because of clashes of opinion…
Traditional seeds under threat
By Stephen Appraku0In farming communities in Burkina Faso, seeds are used, propagated, bred and traded according to an elaborated traditional system. But this system is increasingly under threat: international seed corporations are…
Seeds in Africa, future of farmer seed system at risk?
By Stephen Appraku0A raft of changes occasioned by global interventions in African countries has taken the control of seeds from the African farmer into the hands of commercial seed conglomerates leaving the…
After floods, an early ‘lean season’ awaits South Sudan
By Stephen Appraku0‘There will be serious food shortage as early as January 2020.’ South Sudan in the midst of all its political turmoil must brace itself for food shortage the result of…
AFRICA MINING VISION @10 RECOMMENDATIONS OF CSOs CONFERENCE OCTOBER 23-25, 2019 JOHANNESBURG
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The African Mining Vision @ 10: familiar tale of grand visions and implementation shortfalls
By Stephen Appraku0The adoption of the Africa Mining Vision (AMV) signaled an African consensus against the mineral governance model imposed by the World Bank as part of its Structural Adjustment Programme policies.…