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Climate Change Solutions for Poor Farmers Read now

Hi Pam, Nikki, John and others in the dadamac team and community,

Here is something that all of you would find interesting and useful.

I just read an interesting story on agricultural solutions for farmers to tackle the multiple challenges of climate change, desertification, high energy demand and an exploding population.

Dr William Dar, Director General of the India-based International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) says, "The world is facing a perfect storm, with a number of huge problems converging around us. At the centre of this storm are the poor people, who depend on agriculture for survival."

Urgent Action - Zittnet Project needs Votes. Read now

We would very much like you to support our friends Zittnet in their efforts to win $3,000 for a project that enables farmers to work together to get better prices, as previously mentioned on our blog.

Zittnet project needs votes. Read now

You could help our friends at Zittenet to get $3,000 to kick start one of their projects  simply by voting for their idea  in Africa Rural Connect's search for good ideas. There are lots of interesting ideas competing with each other, at the ideas page of the ARC website. The Zittnet idea is in the communcation section.

Connect, Communicate, Collaborate. Read now

Question: What is the connection between a camera  course, Academia-Practitioner collaboration, a site inspection at Ungwa Rimi, a tractor, and a solar powered telephone battery charger?  Answer: They are all items of concern to the Dadamac UK-Nigeria team and featured in our online meeting this week. They are all a part of Dadamac's obsession with connecting, communicating and collaborating – and its roots in rural development.

The Yoghurt Bull Read now

The Yogurt Bull project was the result of Pam's online networking and connections in London, John's social network in Nigeria, and the nutritional needs of children in Fantsuam Foundation's Orphans and Vulnerable Children's programme.

Inspiration

The inspiration was the example of the Danone's Social Business in Bangledesh, manufacturing affordable yoghurt for malnourished children. It is described in Muhammad Yunus' book "Creating a World Without Poverty" Social Business and the Future of Capitalism.