Latest Blog Posts for Border Jumpers

• Nourishing the Planet
  on Aug 8, 2010
  Thanks so much for visiting our blog. We will not longer be regularly posting on this site. Instead, we will continue to blog three or more times daily from more than twenty-five... visit us at... visit us at www.borderjumpers.org...
• Is There a “Win-Win” Solution to Land Acquisitions?
  on Aug 8, 2010
  This is the second in a series of articles on large-scale agricultural investments, or land-grabs.The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) estimates that in order... visit us at www.borderjumpers.org...
• Innovations in Access to Land: Land Grab or Agricultural Investment?
  on Aug 7, 2010
  This is the first in a series of posts about the increasing prevalence of large-scale land acquisition, or “land grabs” in Sub-Saharan Africa.Background: There has been a documented... visit... visit us at www.borderjumpers.org...
• Sanitation too often overlooked in developing nation
  on Aug 6, 2010
  Check out today’s New Jersey Star-Ledger to read Nourishing the Planet’s newest op-ed. We highlight innovative organizations and individuals that are working to improve conditions... visit us... visit us at www.borderjumpers.org...
• Cotonou, Benin: Le Chant D'Oiseau
  on Aug 5, 2010 in Benin Cotonou Le Chant D'Oiseau Travel Review
  We chose Le Chant D'Oiseau because it was recommended in Lonely Planet and seemed like a good budget option for a couple of days in Cotonou, Benin. Big mistake! We've spent the eight... visit us at www.borderjumpers.org...
• Triggering the Development Process with Improved Education
  on Aug 5, 2010
  “Very few NGOs are working on farmers education,” according to Moussa Faye of Action Aid Senegal. But without basic education—including literacy skills—it’s hard for many... visit us at www.borderjumpers.org...
• Getting to Market
  on Aug 4, 2010 in Transportation Meet the Nourishing the Planet Innovation of the Week Worldwatch Innovation
  Crossposted from the Worldwatch Institute's Nourishing the Planet. For many farmers, an abundant harvest is only the first step toward feeding their families and earning an income.... visit... visit us at www.borderjumpers.org...
• Giving Family Farmers a Bigger Voice and a Bigger Impact
  on Aug 4, 2010 in Action Aid Hunger Africa Senegalese Federation of NGO's Farmers FONG Agriculture
  Senegal, says Moussa Faye of Action Aid Senegal, is the “epicenter of the farmers movement in Africa.”  During the 1970s “rebel” farmers groups organized opposition to state owned... visit... visit us at www.borderjumpers.org...
• Large Scale Land Investments Do Not Benefit Local Communities
  on Aug 2, 2010 in Meet the Nourishing the Planet The Worldwatch Institute Land grabns
  Crossposted from the Worldwatch Institute's Nourishing the Planet. This is the third blog in a series about the increasing prevalence of large-scale land acquisitions, or... visit us at... visit us at www.borderjumpers.org...
• Getting the Most of Out of Groundnuts in Senegal
  on Aug 2, 2010
  This is the first blog in a series about Action Aid’s work in Senegal. They are found on nearly every street corner in Western Africa—freshly roasted groundnuts are sold in small plastic... visit us at www.borderjumpers.org...

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