Timbuktu Chronicles
A blog by okafor
Blog description:
Timbuktu Chronicles seeks to spur dialogue in areas of entrepreneurship, technology and the scientific method as it impacts Africa.
Blog Rank:
Timbuktu Chronicles ranks 40 in Africa and 1 in Africa General. According to site visitors it ranks 167, and 223 according to page views:
According to blogroll links it ranks 44 and 87 according to the amount of links within Afrigator blog posts
Farmers Speak-Veronica Sianchenga
Veronica Sianchenga highlights the improvements to her to crop yields which are largely the result of the IDE inspired "Mosi-o-Tunya" pressure pump:
Appeal of Peel
In New Agriculturist:Rubbish and food waste dumped on the roadside is not only a health hazard for those living nearby, but also a wasted resource. Vegetable peel, fruit skins and other waste can be turned into animal feed, or even a source of fuel.More herephoto courtesy of New Agriculturist
BioChar contd.
At Poptech founder of Re-Char Jason Aramburu on promise of BioChar:
Waistbeads
Waist Beads by Swera "...uses large stones and various natural materials like shells, feathers, and bone and semi-precious stones..."Fatimata writes: In my country, Senegal, women start wearing them as babies, it is said to shape their waist...It has also a contraceptive power in some traditional cultures...As women, we enjoy
Renewable Energy Ventures
Afromusing spoke with Joseph Nganga whose:...company Renewable Energy Ventures (KE) currently a resells an innovative lighting solution called ‘The Solantern’. He was kind enough to give me a brief demo over lunch and I got to play a bit with a new solar device. It’s wonderful to see this
Faidherbia Fertiliser
Georgina Smith writes about "...boosting soil fertility through planting of the nitrogen-fixing acacia tree, Faidherbia albida...":It may be counter-intuitive for farmers, but instead of ploughing a whole field, farmers are taught at field days and through farmer-led extension to dig small holes or "basins," about 25cm deep, 25cm wide
Medi Clinic
"...Medi-Clinic Southern Africa has more than 50 multidisciplinary hospitals in Southern Africa, including three in Namibia. Many have specialised units, including heart units, stroke units, and the like. Our hospitals have highly-trained nursing, administrative and other personnel and are supported by excellent medical specialists in private practice...",website.
Pineapple Waste Composting
In New Agriculturist:Pineapples are, in yield per hectare, the most productive crop in the world; however, processing the crop for production of juice or chopped fruit creates signficant waste. Pineapple exporter Blueskies Ghana Limited is turning waste into an opportunity, producing compost which is sold to local farmers at
Women of Kireka jewelry
Project Diaspora profiles 'Women of Kireka' jewelryphoto courtesy of TMS Ruge
Africouleur
A delightful assemblage of fabrics,textiles & fashion in Paris,Africouleur:via Pattern & Texture by EssencePhoto courtesy of Africouleur
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