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- 2018 | Capacity building | Community outreach | Edible Insects | Edible Insects | Europe | Food Security | Global | Information | Marwa Shumo | Science Communication | Urban | ZEF/Bonn
A spring full of bug activities
“No winter lasts forever; no spring skips its turn.” – Hal Borland We did experience a long harsh winter this year, but at the end, spring did not skipp us and it did arrive in a full swing. The arrival of spring means being able to walk around our beautiful 200 years old university campus…
New research program and scientific cooperation in Colombia
[aesop_image img=”https://blog.zef.de/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/P1000567_1.jpg” panorama=”off” align=”center” lightbox=”on” captionposition=”left” revealfx=”off” overlay_revealfx=”off”] Colombia is a case in point for investigating environmental conflicts related to different development models in the global south. New president endangering peace agreement in Colombia? The conservative candidate and favorite of Alvaro Uribe, Iván Duque Marqués was elected for president on 17th of June. During…
- 2020 | Capacity building | Community outreach | CORONA | COVID-19 | Elevator Pitch | Europe | Global | Marwa Shumo | Science Communication | Women in Science & Eduction | ZEF/Bonn
Young Entrepreneurs in Science & online engagements during Corona times 🦅 🦅
Do you know how much am I fond of the Wright brothers ?? So much that I could spend the whole night talking about the endless documentaries, books and articles I read about them. The Wright brothers were nothing but genius entrepreneurs who where way ahead of their time. They began their experimentation in flight…
- 2019 | Africa | Community outreach | Edible Insects | Edible Insects | Europe | Field research | Food Security | Global | Information | Marwa Shumo | Urban | Women in Science & Eduction | ZEF/Bonn
Research on Black Soldier Fly shows amazing results published by Nature Research in Scientific Reports
In Africa, livestock production currently accounts for about 30% of the gross value of agricultural production. However, production is struggling to keep up with the demands of expanding human populations, the rise in urbanization and the associated shifts in diet habits. High costs of feed prevent the livestock sector from thriving and meeting the rising…
- 2015 | Africa | Field research | Location | Marwa Shumo | Researchers
Everything is just SAWA
It’s my second week here and I am getting very used to my surroundings and life in Nairobi. I moved out of icipe’s guest house and into my own place. I am renting a residential unit within the household of Mama Halima and her family. My new home is less than ten minutes walk from…
- 2018 | Capacity building | Community outreach | Edible Insects | Edible Insects | Europe | Food Security | Information | Marwa Shumo | Science Communication | Science Policy | Urban | Women in Science & Eduction | ZEF/Bonn
The German President & I: ZEF at the Villa Hammerschmidt Open Day 2018
Little did I know when I decided to work with Black Soldier Flies that they will take me on this breathtaking journey. Seldom do you get invited to take part at an event in an official presidential palace and even more seldom do you get invited to take part at an event in an official…
