Cempaka Belanda: Help the farmers help themselves: Dutch ex-minister’s recipe for food security

"A Summary" – Apr 2, 2011 (Kryon channelled by Lee Carroll) (Subjects: Religion, Shift of Human Consciousness, 2012, Intelligent/Benevolent Design, EU, South America, 5 Currencies, Water Cycle (Heat up, Mini Ice Ace, Oceans, Fish, Earthquakes ..), Middle East, Internet, Israel, Dictators, Palestine, US, Japan (Quake/Tsunami Disasters , People, Society ...), Nuclear Power Revealed, Hydro Power, Geothermal Power, Moon, Financial Institutes (Recession, Realign integrity values ..) , China, North Korea, Global Unity,..... etc.) - (Text version)

"The Timing of the Great Shift" – Mar 21, 2009 (Kryon channelled by Lee Carroll) - (Text version)

“ … Here is another one. A change in what Human nature will allow for government. "Careful, Kryon, don't talk about politics. You'll get in trouble." I won't get in trouble. I'm going to tell you to watch for leadership that cares about you. "You mean politics is going to change?" It already has. It's beginning. Watch for it. You're going to see a total phase-out of old energy dictatorships eventually. The potential is that you're going to see that before 2013.
They're going to fall over, you know, because the energy of the population will not sustain an old energy leader ..."

"Update on Current Events" – Jul 23, 2011 (Kryon channelled by Lee Carroll) - (Subjects: The Humanization of God, Gaia, Shift of Human Consciousness, 2012, Benevolent Design, Financial Institutes (Recession, System to Change ...), Water Cycle (Heat up, Mini Ice Ace, Oceans, Fish, Earthquakes ..), Nuclear Power Revealed, Geothermal Power, Hydro Power, Drinking Water from Seawater, No need for Oil as Much, Middle East in Peace, Persia/Iran Uprising, Muhammad, Israel, DNA, Two Dictators to fall soon, Africa, China, (Old) Souls, Species to go, Whales to Humans, Global Unity,..... etc.)

"The Recalibration of Awareness – Apr 20/21, 2012 (Kryon channeled by Lee Carroll) (Subjects: Old Energy, Recalibration Lectures, God / Creator, Religions/Spiritual systems (Catholic Church, Priests/Nun’s, Worship, John Paul Pope, Women in the Church otherwise church will go, Current Pope won’t do it), Middle East, Jews, Governments will change (Internet, Media, Democracies, Dictators, North Korea, Nations voted at once), Integrity (Businesses, Tobacco Companies, Bankers/ Financial Institutes, Pharmaceutical company to collapse), Illuminati (Started in Greece, with Shipping, Financial markets, Stock markets, Pharmaceutical money (fund to build Africa, to develop)), Shift of Human Consciousness, (Old) Souls, Women, Masters to/already come back, Global Unity.... etc.) - (Text version)

“… The Shift in Human Nature

You're starting to see integrity change. Awareness recalibrates integrity, and the Human Being who would sit there and take advantage of another Human Being in an old energy would never do it in a new energy. The reason? It will become intuitive, so this is a shift in Human Nature as well, for in the past you have assumed that people take advantage of people first and integrity comes later. That's just ordinary Human nature.

In the past, Human nature expressed within governments worked like this: If you were stronger than the other one, you simply conquered them. If you were strong, it was an invitation to conquer. If you were weak, it was an invitation to be conquered. No one even thought about it. It was the way of things. The bigger you could have your armies, the better they would do when you sent them out to conquer. That's not how you think today. Did you notice?

Any country that thinks this way today will not survive, for humanity has discovered that the world goes far better by putting things together instead of tearing them apart. The new energy puts the weak and strong together in ways that make sense and that have integrity. Take a look at what happened to some of the businesses in this great land (USA). Up to 30 years ago, when you started realizing some of them didn't have integrity, you eliminated them. What happened to the tobacco companies when you realized they were knowingly addicting your children? Today, they still sell their products to less-aware countries, but that will also change.

What did you do a few years ago when you realized that your bankers were actually selling you homes that they knew you couldn't pay for later? They were walking away, smiling greedily, not thinking about the heartbreak that was to follow when a life's dream would be lost. Dear American, you are in a recession. However, this is like when you prune a tree and cut back the branches. When the tree grows back, you've got control and the branches will grow bigger and stronger than they were before, without the greed factor. Then, if you don't like the way it grows back, you'll prune it again! I tell you this because awareness is now in control of big money. It's right before your eyes, what you're doing. But fear often rules. …”

Tuesday, July 12, 2011

Help the farmers help themselves: Dutch ex-minister’s recipe for food security

RNW, 12 July 2011, by Jannie Schipper

(Photo: ANP)

As Dutch humanitarian organisations rally to highlight the plight of victims of the East Africa drought disaster, former agriculture minister Gerda Verburg sets off to Rome to join the UN’s food security team. She will be the Netherlands’ permanent representative of the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO). Her mission is to spread Dutch agricultural expertise to local farmers in Africa, Asia and Latin America.

The FAO’s first and foremost task is to tackle the food problem in the world. But, concedes the ex-minister, “the food situation has actually worsened recently.” The prospects seem disheartening as Millennium Development Goals lag behind their 2015 deadline, famine threatens East Africa and food prices reach untold peaks.

Ms Verburg feels the Netherlands should play a more active role in tackling global food security, citing breakthrough innovations of the Agriculture University in Wageningen – a university dedicated to food production in a healthy environment - as examples. Researcher Siemen van Berkum:

“Dutch agricultural practices enjoy a well-established reputation in the world and are known for their production efficiency. We have advanced knowledge on how to produce food efficiently - which could be used to improve and support global food security.”

Train the farmers

Ms Verburg stands behind this idea and recalls some success stories in Ethiopia during her term as minister: “You’ll see that if you apply very basic farming principles there, you can triple or even quadruple the yield per hectare, without using extra soil or exploiting the environment. And it’s more sustainable to boot. Just send in a Dutch farmer who can produce six or seven times more in a sustainable way. It’s that simple – educate the farmers (very often women). And give them a chance to organise some credit to buy supplies and sell their produce. That way you’ll achieve more in the long run.”

Sour milk

Knowledge shouldn’t stop with production, says Ms Verburg. Setting up a production and supply chain is crucial: “Suppose a farmer in the tropics has ten dairy cows. At the end of the day, he can throw away his sour milk if it isn’t processed in some way.”

The new FAO representative knows that Dutch businesses would invest in agriculture in developing countries if there were realistic opportunities. She thinks collaboration between Dutch universities, businesses and local farmers is key.

No magic wand

But the FAO is in need of some self-evaluation itself. They’re often accused of being sluggish and functioning too much as a platform for political interests. The criticism is justified, says Ms Verburg:

“No-one can afford not to take criticism on board. Three international themes are going to be in the spotlight in the coming years – water, food and energy. If the FAO doesn’t carry out the task it has been set up to do, then you’ll have to question whether its existence is justified.”

She has hope. With the arrival of the Brazilian José Grazino da Silva, the FAO will be able to focus on its chief task – ensuring food security for all. Gerda Verburg is setting off for Rome with her sleeves rolled up, ready for the challenge ahead. “But there’s no magic wand,” she says.

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