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Gent Area, Belgium, East-Flanders Belgium
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Honorary Professor Ghent University (Belgium)
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Manufacturing
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www.seedsforfood.org
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As a university professor in botanical sciences (University of Ghent, Belgium) I did research in plant morphology and anatomy (mainly stomata). Interested in the social aspects of daily life in the drylands, I developed in 1982-1992 the soil conditioner TerraCottem and set up many humanitarian projects on all the continents to improve the living standards of people in dry regions.
In 1992-1995, I the scientist representing Belgium in the 6 sessions of the INCD, an intergovernmental negotiating committee for the purpose of negotiating a desertification convention (UNCCD). In 1994-2006, I was chosen as the representative of the Belgian scientists working on aspects of desertification an...
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climate change
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navajo willows
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water harvesting
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child malnutrition
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children
green revolution
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(39)Personal Information
Organização/Local de trabalho
Gent Area, Belgium, East-Flanders Belgium
Cargo
Honorary Professor Ghent University (Belgium)
Setor
Manufacturing
Site
www.seedsforfood.org
Sobre
As a university professor in botanical sciences (University of Ghent, Belgium) I did research in plant morphology and anatomy (mainly stomata). Interested in the social aspects of daily life in the drylands, I developed in 1982-1992 the soil conditioner TerraCottem and set up many humanitarian projects on all the continents to improve the living standards of people in dry regions.
In 1992-1995, I the scientist representing Belgium in the 6 sessions of the INCD, an intergovernmental negotiating committee for the purpose of negotiating a desertification convention (UNCCD). In 1994-2006, I was chosen as the representative of the Belgian scientists working on aspects of desertification an...
Marcadores
poverty
desertification
malnutrition
hunger
food
agroforestry
windbreaks
erosion control
container gardening
family gardens
afforestation
kitchen gardens
school gardens
food security
small-scale gardening
barrels
food crops
climate change
gardening
reforestation
invasive species
vegetables
navajo willows
sack gardening
water harvesting
fresh food
child malnutrition
climate resilience
pots
famine
farming
bottles
rangeland
rehabilitation
enclosures
prickly pear
opuntia
fao
urban gardening
community gardens
aid delivery
schools
containers
saline soils
salicornia
fodder
oil seeds
allotment gardens
children
green revolution
grassland
farmland
women
qualioty of life
sitopia
school meals
wfp
fruits
biofuel
jatropha
multiplication
spekboom
malnutriton
drought
seedsforfood
nutritional programmes
sacks
cities
it
gardens
food production
nursery
watersaving
transplant
containergardening
health
tree cuttings
shadow
drought tolerance
ecology
biodiversity
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