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The superiority of the dreamer is that dreaming is much more practical than living. Fan of Fernando Pessoa and Innovation in Agriculture. Katharina Diehl, Nairobi
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Kenyan journalist & political cartoonist Patrick Gathara does. — US: a racially-divided, gun-strewn and highly-indebted nation UK: a flavour-starved Mid-Northern kingdom France: corrupt, sub-Scandinavian… one of the top recipients of African aid EU: a regional grouping of European ethnostates

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Nairobi.

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My cartoon for this week’s @newscientist.com

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Our study ‘The #global #human impact on #biodiversity’ is out in @nature.com: www.nature.com/articles/s41... 🌍🌐🐟🌿🪲 Unprecedented synthesis of >2000 studies led by @francoiskeck.bsky.social shows humans are not only shrinking species numbers—but reshaping entire communities across the planet. 🧵1/5

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Every day, I ask myself the profound, age-old question: What the hell is the matter with people?

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So, we here in Canada have gotten the election call we were all expecting. That’s fine. But I am furious that will have to focus this election, not on the real and urgent problems that we face (climate change, housing, reconciliation, poverty, infrastructure, etc)...

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The recently released Soil Atlas by the Heinrich Boell Foundation reveals that only 20 per cent of Kenya's land is suitable for food production, with the country losing up to 26 tonnes of soil per hectare annually to erosion. nation.africa/kenya/health...

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It is hard to think of a first-class film festival that has been as consistently inclusive as the Berlin International Film Festival. Its cultivation of African filmmaking bore rich fruit at its 75th edition in February, writes Wilfred Okiche.

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Eierkarton-Kunst (3. Klasse) Die sind so süß geworden, die muss ich euch einfach zeigen!

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"I have to get the fuck out of here." Me, anywhere

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How many geckos can live in one house before all territories for geckos are occupied? Asking for a friend...

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Geckos are attracted to homes by the promise of food, water, and shelter. Same, man, same...

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Und sogar in der Zeit von Helmut Kohl waren diese Vorschläge schon öde und muffig

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Studying the relationship btwn agricultural commercialization & foodsecurity among smallholder #farmers in Kenya highlights the importance of market structure in shaping #foodsecurity outcomes; farm size, crop diversity & barriers to market entry are crucial… (1/x) doi.org/10.1016/j.wd... #Kenya

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The wind turbines at Lake Turkana in Kenya are impressive. Lake Turkana Wind Power now started podcast series: youtu.be/iD_MjHRaZyM?...

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AAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

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Hoping I live to 100, as I have so much more to complain about.

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"Due to the sudden freeze in aid, anti-malaria programs in Kenya & Ghana have come to a standstill. They had received $434 million & $334 million respectively to combat the vector-borne disease. The vast majority of the world’s 597,000 malaria deaths in 2023 were African children aged <5 years old"

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I beat Elon Musk and reached Mars a bit earlier than him.

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I beat Elon Musk and reached Mars a bit earlier than him.

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For pastoralists living in this slice of disputed land between Kenya, South Sudan, and Ethiopia, borders are social constructs, but the dwindling of water and natural resources isn't. A photo feature by Kang-Chun Cheng: www.thexylom.com/post/can-the...

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More fallout from the USAID shutdown: Bill Gates is slashing his grants to climate organizations to focus on public health. Great scoop from @kbrigham.bsky.social heatmap.news/climate-tech...

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I’d say the European Commission seems unimpressed by the reciprocal tariffs idea…

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Can someone lend me a child, please? I seem to be doing something wrong in my job.

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“The old world is dying, and the new world struggles to be born. Now is the time of monsters.” - Antonio Gramsci

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HAP Grieshaber, Der Narr (Einzelblatt aus "Totentanz von Basel" 1966)

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"AI is not magic. Behind every algorithm are thousands of hidden workers labelling, training and moderating data under precarious conditions. The labour powering AI remains invisible" www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

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Kenya officially gazettes intersex as third gender, to be recognised alongside male and female. A small step forward, as others take a big step backward.

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My greatest fear in northern Germany is being yelled at by strangers for breaking rules I didn't even know existed. Yesterday, I was reprimanded for apparently cycling incorrectly. Today, I was scolded for opening the door the wrong way. It's never a dull moment here.

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🌱☀️ Agrivoltaics for more #Biodiversity! 🌼 A study with ZALF participation shows: #AgriPV combined with diverse vegetation—hedges, trees & grassland—enhances ecosystem services on farmland: 🐝 +33 - 88 % pollinators 💧 +9 - 22 % water retention 🔗 www.sciencedirect.co...

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A new report by IDS researchers and partners with @fao.org urges donors, development agencies and governments to move beyond technocratic solutions & confront social, political and economic barriers to overcome food insecurity & rising obesity rates worldwide. www.ids.ac.uk/opinions/the...

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Wangari Maathai (Nobel Peace Prize 2004) was a Kenyan biologist, creator of the Green Belt Movement to restore African forests. Her work in spite of opposition by corrupt governments inspires us. She was threatened and jailed, but prevailed. For the International Day of Women and Girls in Science.

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the horrors will persist until all humans evolve into crabs

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My latest, in @goodauth.bsky.social - the misinformation about South Africa’s new land bill, the Afrikaner refugees EO, and more! goodauthority.org/news/misinfo...

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Institutions are not self-executing. Enough people must be willing to do the right thing by the rules.

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My ego is the size and shape of an eggplant

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Germany signed an agreement with Kenya last year to relax certain requirements for employers who want to import skilled Kenyan workers. Kenyans looking for jobs are very much aware of rising anti-immigrant sentiment in Europe and demand job creation in Kenya.

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🚨 Publication alert 🚨: Simple spatial planning policies like exclusion zones are often used to mitigate adverse environmental impacts of wind power deployment. Yet, while effectively reducing targeted environmental impacts, such policies can increase other, untargeted environmental impacts. 1/2

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Artikel im Tagesanzeiger greift unsere Studie zu Stadt-Land Unterschieden bei der Priorisierung agrarpolitischer Ziele auf www.tagesanzeiger.ch/markus-ritte... Policy Brief zur Studie (lead: Nadja El Benni): www.agrarforschungschweiz.ch/2025/01/kein... Paper: doi.org/10.1002/aepp...

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Project 2025 recommended (pp. 295-97) eliminating most agricultural subsidies, including those for crop insurance. And now this. Will destroying farmers make food prices go up or down?

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Why Canada must seize the moment and launch its long-awaited Africa strategy #Africa #Canada theconversation.com/why-canada-m...

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Immerhin wissen wir jetzt: Unter Bürokratieabbau stellen sich manche einfachere Formulare vor, und andere die Beendigung des Rechtsstaats. vielleicht fragen wir in Deutschland vor entscheidenden Wahlen nach den Details hinter schmissigen Schlagworten

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I wrote a nostalgia-packed piece about mix tapes, audiobooks and flying round the world to record radio documentaries. Enjoy the trip down memory lane. open.substack.com/pub/nicolasn...

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Here's a gift version of Bloomberg's important USAID Kenya article, donated by a beautiful angel:

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