Amongst the onslaught of troubled media headlines, it would be unadvisable to write anything less than fear – based over the current pandemic. Fear simply sells. But I, along with many others, believe there is a silver – lining in the chaos; a pause to fully understand the importance of small producers for society andContinue reading “Philippine Coffee Producers: A message for smallholders around the globe in a time of adversity”
Tag Archives: Economic Development
Bringing agribusiness back to the forefront in disconcerting times
Inundated. This is an accurate descriptor for these trying times and amount of doom and gloom media we are absorbing. Lets change the record, shall we? This article is about the opportunity to repurpose agriculture within modern day economies given the evidence of its importance in the midst of a global pandemic. Sometimes it trulyContinue reading “Bringing agribusiness back to the forefront in disconcerting times”
Design and Architecture: For the masses, not just the high classes
When it comes to our architectural surroundings, many questions arise. But perhaps the most pressing one is never asked; why is architecture innately thought to be something solely for the upper – crust? It is understood that being an architect is a noble profession. This can also be said about people in urban planning. TheContinue reading “Design and Architecture: For the masses, not just the high classes”
Reblog – Opinion: Closure of Thursday’s is one more blow to the social fabric — Montreal Gazette
Article by ROBERT TITTLER, SPECIAL TO MONTREAL GAZETTE This week on Inside From An Outsider we find an article that is all too telling of the times. This story, be it a microcosm, signifies what is happening at a much larger scale. Community staples are swiftly being replaced by large developer creations with no realContinue reading “Reblog – Opinion: Closure of Thursday’s is one more blow to the social fabric — Montreal Gazette”
Enhancing Agricultural Education – The Key to Development
This week, Inside From An Outsider features another fellow blogger – The African Academic / Researcher. Upon discovery of one of their most recent posts on a Farm Data Management course, it can be seen that education is the solution for economic development in emerging nations. The course is offered to various organizations who workContinue reading “Enhancing Agricultural Education – The Key to Development”
Seeing Through The Smoke: Amazon Report
In a world where news practically travels faster than the speed of light, social trends have also begun to change at an unprecedented pace. One minute the entire Instagram user base is up in arms over the wrongful imprisonment of an individual and then it is quickly forgotten the next. With the recent social mediaContinue reading “Seeing Through The Smoke: Amazon Report”
For Africa aid is not the answer – what is?
Book Review Feature This feature simply had to be written. For years, there has been a belief that foreign aid is the light at the end Africa’s long tunnel of suffering. 50 years and over a trillion dollars spent on this notion has left the continent stagnate, if not worse, by many standards. And thatContinue reading “For Africa aid is not the answer – what is?”
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