Author: borderjumpers

For Organic Farmers, Creating a Link to the Private Sector

Posted by borderjumpers | Feb 10, 2010 |

This is the second in a two-part series about my visit to the Rainman Landcare Foundation in Durban, South Africa. Cross posted from Nourishing the Planet. The Rainman Landcare Foundation, founded by Raymond Auerbach, is...

Prescribing Improved Nutrition to Combat HIV/AIDS in Africa

Posted by borderjumpers | Feb 5, 2010 |

Cross posted from Nourishing the Planet. Everywhere I travel in Africa, there’s increasing acknowledgement about the importance of nutrition when it comes to treating HIV/AIDS. Many retroviral and HIV/AIDS drugs...

Breeding Respect for Indigenous Seeds

Posted by borderjumpers | Feb 3, 2010 |

Cross posted fromNourishing the Planet.Jessica Milgroom isn’t your typical graduate student. Rather than spending her days in the library of Wageningen University in the Netherlands, her research is done in the...

Improving Access to Livestock Disease Prevention

Posted by borderjumpers | Feb 2, 2010 |

This is the first in a two-part series about my visit to the Kyeema Foundation in Maputo, Mozambique. Cross posted from Nourishing the Planet. Although avian influenza and H1N1 have dominated the news for the last few...

Greening the Golden Arches

Posted by borderjumpers | Feb 1, 2010 |

Cross posted from Nourishing the Planet.McDonald’s is hoping to change the way consumers view fast food. In partnership with the E-CO2 Project, an independent U.K. consulting firm, the company is launching a three-year...