Tag Archives: Kenya

Friday Funnies – Films

Posted on 30/08/2013 by dianabuja

This Friday, a series of cat and other animal videos – mostly funny. This first video is by Jim Hausman, who owns both the cat and the deer.  The deer is totally immobile, a trait found in the wild when … Continue reading →

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Posted in Africa-General, Buffalo, Cats, Dairy goats, Dogs, Hippopotimus, Lake Tanganyika, Living here, Pets, Pigs, Primates, Rusizi River ^ Wetlands, USA | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , | 2 Comments

Friday Funnies: Nature vs. Science vs. Open Access – Explained

Posted on 20/07/2013 by dianabuja

Open Access has become a major topic of discussion in the West; as, too, related issues of publication.  Why in the ‘West?’ because access to digital technology as well as to many  journals is generally absent in developing countries. It … Continue reading →

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Helping the most vulnerable farmers adapt to climate change – lessons from a Farm Africa project

Posted on 09/07/2013 by dianabuja

See on – Africa and Beyond By Jonathan Finnighan Helping the most vulnerable farmers adapt to climate change – lessons from a Farm Africa project The first thing that strikes me about Mwangangi’s farm is that it looks abando… …The … Continue reading →

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Posted in Africa-General, Agriculture, Agroforestry, Climate Change, Development, Humanitarian Assistance, Livestock, Research & Development, Technology | Tagged , , , , , , , | 7 Comments

Friday Funnies: Lessons in Resistance & Resilience of Plants, Animals & People

Posted on 28/06/2013 by dianabuja

Many plants are able to protect themselves from attack (being eaten) in different ways.  However, through domestication and/or use of pesticides and other protectors, plants may loose their natural defenses – their resistance and resilience – as these protective traits … Continue reading →

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Posted in Africa-General, FAMACHA, Indigenous crops & medicinal plants, Livestock, Living here, Plant Genetic resources, Research and Development | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 4 Comments

Kitties in Africa, Past and Present

Posted on 17/02/2013 by dianabuja

With the new year upon us, I look back at the animals I brought here from Kenya.  That included: 3 cats, 2 dogs, my 2 horses, and a van-load of Alpine and Boer breeding goats for our restocking and herd upgrading … Continue reading →

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Artist-in-Resident at the Hotel Club du Lac Tanganyika: Art Helping Kids in Africa

Posted on 01/12/2012 by dianabuja

 Art does not need justification, nobody has to be excused for making art… – Robert Omundi Robert Omundi, Resident Artist at the Hotel Club du Lac Tanganyika, has a goal: To inspire, disciple and enable vulnerable children, orphans and street … Continue reading →

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Posted in Africa-East, Art in Africa, Burundi, Hotel Club du Lac Tanganyika2, Living here | Tagged , , , | 7 Comments

Livestock Restocking in Burundi: More Complicated than ‘The Gift of a Goat’

Posted on 23/04/2012 by dianabuja

Livestock – particularly goats – play a key role in smallholders’ agricultural activities in Burundi.  They are a ‘savings-bank on the hoof’, thus can be sold in case of emergency for cash.  Their manure and urine provide excellent inputs for … Continue reading →

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Posted in After the War, Agriculture, Appropriate technology, Breeds of livestock, Burundi, Dairy goats, Development, Goat farmer, Livestock | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | 2 Comments