A Key Challenge and “Urgent” Need to Replenish the Arable Soils of Africa!
At this Science to Action Day at COP 22, Marrakech, Ms Charlotte Hebebrand, Director General – International Fertilizer Association (IFA), speaks on Climate-Smart Agriculture ~ What Role for Fertilisers? The presentation opened with a summary on the state of African soils by highlighting key issues, viz; 75% of arable land in sub-Saharan Africa is degraded […]
Adriana Downie – Agrichar and Pyrolysis Technology
Adriana Downie of Best Energies (bestenergies.com.au) talks about their Pyrolysis Technology which creates renewable energy from biomass. This is a large industrial process as a by-product, Syngas is used to power gas engines for electricity or steam production. Agri-char is produced which is a stable form of carbon that creates a long-term sink for Atmospheric […]
Ben Margolis – Carbon and Poverty Reduction
Ben Margolis of the Global Call to Action Against Poverty group emphasises the urgency of COP 21 as poor people, in particular, are already dying due to climate change. The richest countries need to take historic emissions into account in their decisions. The impact of cutting out fossil fuels entirely, however attractive this might be, […]
Bernard Liedemann – DAFF
Fish Crime Symposium, Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, Cape Town, 12-15 October 2015, Day 2 No 20 – Bernard Liedemann from DAFF SA – Whistleblowers, Co-operation with US, Maritime Crime, Organised crime
Bernard Liedemann – DAFF – Crime on the High Seas
Fish Crime Symposium, Dept of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, Cape Town, 12-15 October 2015, Day 2 No 13 – Bernard Liedemann, DAFF – The need for a Multi-national body to be established to deal with crime on the high seas.
Bernard Liedemann – Slave Labour and Asset Seizure
Fish Crime Symposium, Dept of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, Cape Town, 12-15 October 2015, Day 2 No 14 – Bernard Liedemann – Slave Labour, Asset Seizure, Paying Informants, International Co-operation and Fear of Retaliation against Officials.
BREDASDORP AGRI-SHOW BENNIE VAN ZYL IMPORTANCE OF LAND, SOIL & WATER PRESERVATION
BREDASDORP AGRI-SHOW, Western Cape, South Africa. Interview with Bennie van Zyl from TLU SA on: The importance of land, soil & water preservation to ensure a sustainable future of the agricultural industry in SA.
BREDASDORP AGRI-SHOW: ARNOLD SWART FIRE MGMT. PREVENTION & CONSERVATION
BREDASDORP AGRI-SHOW, Western Cape, South Africa. Interview with Arnold Swart from Integrated Fire Mgmt. Services on: Integrated fire management training, preventative measures, alien tree clearing, fire break construction. Farmer & farm labour fire fighting & fire prevention training.
BREDASDORP AGRI-SHOW: BOBBY LAWRENCE ANIMAL FEED PROTECTION
BREDASDORP AGRI-SHOW, Western Cape, South Africa. Interview with Bobby Lawrence from Kemin on, Organic acids and Inoculates used to protect animal feeds such as hay & silage from getting mould and fungus, which also adversely affects animal health.
BREDASDORP AGRI-SHOW: LEONIE AGRI-RESEARCH COUNCIL
BREDASDORP AGRI-SHOW, Western Cape, South Africa. Interview with Leonie from the Agricultural Research Council on: Research for the sterilisation of male fruit flies to combat fruit, wine & food crop losses, implementation of remedial honeybush tea farming on a broader scale.
Cancun Climate Summit 2010 – China’s Achievements in Renewable Energy
Cancun Climate Summit, Mexico, December 2010 – A Chinese Government representative discusses China’s achievements in Renewable Energy provision. They rank number one in the world in Windpower, Hydropower and Nuclear Power installations. Their capacity in Solar generation accounts for half of the installations worldwide at 800MW and their Nuclear Power plants contribute 30.97GW (both development […]