Because Tanzania has the right climate, several Dutch seed companies operate there. They want to use their high-quality seeds to help local farmers. But the farmers also need...
FoodTechAfrica provides fresh fish for people in Kenya at a fair price. To create more food security and more jobs, FoodTechAfrica started a value chain. The chain includes...
The Van der Knaap Group produces potting soil and compost all over the world. In Mexico, the company uses coconut as a raw material for compost. The coconut husk is a waste...
Faridpur and Satkhira municipalities in Bangladesh face challenges in their waste-disposal. The NGO Practical Action set out to put solutions into practice in 2016. Together with...
Most Tanzanian farmers use diesel pumps to water their fields when there is no rain. But the pumps are polluting and not reliable. Switching to solar panels is a more attractive...
In some regions in Senegal, there is a shortage of reliable electricity. The Dutch government has agreed to install solar panels on the roofs of 120 health centres. As a result,...
Tomas Olejniczak is an energy consultant from the Netherlands Enterprise Agency. He visited the West Bank in 2020 as a representative of the Energy Transition Facility programme (...
In India, many people live in poverty. For women, job opportunities are scarce. To help deal with this problem, Pollinate Group organises entrepreneurship training courses for...
The war in Ukraine has displaced millions of people within weeks. Many have crossed the border to Poland, others to Slovakia, Lithuania and Hungary. This has led to the need for...
With the new cob model, Rwandan farmers can opt to do less post-harvesting work while increasing their maize revenues. Elisha Rugambwa coordinates local maize sourcing at African...