About books and cooks: How ZEF’s NutriHAF project developed ways to combat malnutrition by sharing knowledge about agriculture and nutrition in Ethiopia
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About books and cooks: How ZEF’s NutriHAF project developed ways to combat malnutrition by sharing knowledge about agriculture and nutrition in Ethiopia

ByJochen Duerr

The question of how to best put science into practice is not new but still subject of  public and experts’ debate. In reality it is not that easy to accomplish. An amazingly successful approach to put theory into practice was taken by ZEF’s NutriHAF project, a German-Ethiopian participatory research and capacity building project. It is…

Zamalek residential buildings at the Eastern shore. Photo by Irit Eguavoen
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Waterfronts and green spaces in central Cairo – what´s the way forward?

ByIrit Eguavoen

The city of Cairo is a sprawling metropolis of now eight million inhabitants in its inner core, which has witnessed an Europeanising of its urban fabric some 160 years ago under Pasha Ismael who was inspired by French squares and boulevards after visiting the World Exposition in Paris in 1867. Afterwards, Ismael initiated the construction…

Out and about in Nairobi- An insider’s tour
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Out and about in Nairobi- An insider’s tour

ByDr. Marwa Shumo

Here comes my little brother Dr Moath on a short visit from Oman and it’s time to get busy out and about in Nairobi. Although I have been mostly residing in Nairobi for the past two years, I noticed that my blogs are mostly documenting   my trips outside of the city that I call home…

La Brújula Que Late/ The beating compass
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La Brújula Que Late/ The beating compass

ByDr. Marwa Shumo

Ladies and gents, let’s talk tonight a little bit about Dr Adi Lazos, a Mexican dear friend of mine. Adi earned a BSc. in Crop Science from ITESM Campus Querétaro and later on pursued an Erasmus Mundus International Master in Rural Development where she studied in Córdoba University (Spain), Pisa University (Italy) and Humboldt University (Germany). Adi who…

Will bugs save our life: A conference on the importance of edible insects in East Africa
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Will bugs save our life: A conference on the importance of edible insects in East Africa

ByDr. Marwa Shumo

Sunday, late at night, Marwa finally returned to her Kenyan home after a wonderful experience in Berlin. Monday morning and just few hours later, she got up and exchanged the winter clothes in her suitcase with summer ones. She was exhausted, yet excited, sleepy but rather spent the night sleepless. As she walked out of…

It is official now: IPADS and ZEF on the move!
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It is official now: IPADS and ZEF on the move!

Byzefblog

The cooperation on paper becomes real. With the recent signing of two Memoranda of Understanding between the University of Tokyo and the University of Bonn on the one hand and the MoU between ZEF and IPADS on the other, the “strategic international partnership” between the institutions in Japan and Germany has become official. This has…