Tenane Faotu Blog

Songhai Farms located in the Republic of Benin is perhaps the number one model of sustainable agriculture in Sub-Saharan Africa. The farm operates on the principle of "zero waste' where every output is utilized in a way that there is no waste, and that sustainability is assured. Basically, it is a system that mimics the way our natural ecosystems work. Father Godfrey Nzamujo, an expatriate African priest and former instructor at UC, Irvine runs the agricultural estate which he founded in 1985 with the aim of tackling hunger and creating jobs, while protecting the environment. So far, it cannot be said that he has hasn't made good success in the actualization of this vision. Nzamujo has degrees in science and engineering including a PhD in Microbiology. He lives in the farm and regularly updates his methods.  In sustainable agriculture, the farming system operates in such a way that external inputs like synthetic fertilizers, fossil fuels and other chemicals w...

The problem with the world is simple: it's leaders. The more one ponders on the Russia/Ukraine situation, the more poignantly true that statement appears to be. In the middle of a pandemic, amid a global economic crisis, climate change, etcetera, one leader thought: well the world is just too boring right now, let's put steam under everyone's asses, let's show them. So now, we're probably on the brink of another global war. From time to time it hits me that this is a war, a full scale armed conflict, another one in the world and I am indignant. People are dying, more will die, lives and livelihoods are being destroyed all because one man said it's time for war.  Many of us would agree that this Putin's War is just senseless. If you are not thinking in that line then you're probably on the side of geopolitical considerations for Russia which is okay. No, it's not. To attack a sovereign country especially in this age, with eve...