- “The amount of land being taken in Africa to meet Europe’s increasing demand for biofuels is underestimated and out of control,” Kirtana Chandrasekaran, food campaigner for FoE in the UK, said. “Especially in Africa, as long as there’s massive demand for biofuels from the European market, it will be hard to control. If we implement the biofuels targets it will only get worse. This is just a small taste of what’s to come.”
- “You’re in a developing nation, so your infrastructure isn’t as sound as elsewhere, but you still want to provide superior service to your clients,” says Stephen Lloyd van Rhyn, the bank’s Head of Information Technology. He says the mainframe has done the trick: “It’s super reliable, like the old diesel engines. It just runs and runs. And it’s energy-efficient, too.”
- “Zambian grocery stores are filled with processed foods from around the world, from crackers made in Argentina and soy milk from China to popular U.S. breakfast cereals. In addition to these foreign foods, however, are also variety of locally made and processed products, including indigenous varieties of organic rice, all-natural peanut butter and honey from the It’s Wild brand.”
- “Africa’s poverty has not been because the necessary development and technical expertise is unavailable internationally. It can be bought on the international market, just as many in Asia have chosen to do. It could even have been accessed for free via donors.Africa is not poor because its people do not work hard. Their productivity is low due to various factors including poor health and skills, inefficient land use, and chauvinism. But few if any persons worldwide could claim to work as hard (for less reward) than rural African women.”
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