Although there is an abundance of cashew nuts in Benin and Burkina Faso, only 10% are processed in these West African countries. The rest of the nuts are sent raw to foreign...
The fishing industry in Urk has been shaped by tradition, but the traditional fishing village is still open to innovation, as evidenced by Ekofish. This fisheries company is...
A group of 10 (future) veterinarians visited the Netherlands for a two weeks lasting course ‘Food Quality (including Food Safety), Risk Assessment and Control’ which was executed...
Withlocals is an online marketplace where locals offers paid services to travellers. The innovative success formula is based on the concept of a new sharing economy. The...
Selling shea nuts is how many women in Mali and Burkina Faso earn a living. The women gather the shea nuts themselves. Income is uncertain and season-dependent. But thanks to a...
Six talented female entrepreneurs from the State of Qatar visited the Netherlands late April for a 3 day programme on the topic of female entrepreneurship. Through the short-term...
On the Indonesian island of Java, the rising sea level is threatening the lives of millions of people. To find a solution, a unique public-private partnership in the Netherlands...
The people living in rural Mali depend on water pumps for their drinking water. With the support of the Sustainable Water Fund (FDW), the partners in the UDUMA programme were...
The Dutch are entrepreneurial and like to do business across the border. The Dutch government helps SMEs with this. In this series, we follow Herco Hekking, an entrepreneur from...
The United Nations reminds us of two major effects of climate change every 17 June: desertification and drought. This is especially the case in Africa. And this means food...
