COPENHAGEN 15 May 20022. WAFA founder Tina LIndgreen and WAFA Program Manager Stephen Hinton presented the cutting edge of water, air and food security represented by the hundreds of award applicants from all over the world. These insights were shared with an enthusiastic audience of agricultural...
WAFA is looking for a manager / team member for the Human Resources department for its current operations and expansion plans. Manager – More than 5 years of experienceTeam members – 1 to 5 years of experience ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF MANAGER: Develop a long-term HR strategy and...
We are looking for a webmaster take care of overall web and social media operations. Voluntary position initially. Yours is the overall responsibility for our website, to ensure that uptime, technical functioning, conversions, content etc. support the WAFA Awards operations....
Over one hundred applicants, and at least two events coming up. We are starting to need more volunteers, some of the positions we are planning on funding as half or full-time jobs for certain positions located in the Copenhagen area. Helping out is wonderful, stimulating and helps promote good. We...
Due to the large number pf pending applications (thank you all!) we have decided to extend the deadline to 24:00 midnight of the Sunday 13th March (central European time). Even if your application is not complete then, just make sure to completes as much as possible and hit the button. Those of...
La competencia a nivel mundial ha llevado a algunos proveedores a reemplazar los ingredientes anunciados en las etiquetas de sus alimentos por otros más baratos, y a menudo peligrosos. Un ejemplo bien conocido de esto ocurrió en 2008, cuando se descubrió que en China la leche había sido...
A Double Challenge Mr. Ramesh Kumar Nibhoria is concerned with three major problems in rural India. First, fossil fuels in kitchens and small industries cause a number of environmental and health problems. Second, they emit high levels of CO2. Burning post-harvest field residues produces smoke,...
The Problem Water is a chronic issue in Chiapas State, particularly among the indigenous Maya communities. Periodic drought impedes agriculture, threatening the livelihood of millions. The consequent need to fetch water from long distances prevents women from attending to other priorities and...
The problem In China, tobacco cultivation has posed a dilemma. On one hand, it has fueled a multi-billion dollar industry, employing over 20 million farmers and providing major revenue to the government. On the other hand, one million people die in China annually from tobacco-related illnesses....
* This post is inspired from an original article in Danish by Liv Bjerg Lillevang, published on Ingeniøren.dk, 2 January 2017. The English adaptation has the author’s permission for posting * Consumers are becoming choosier about what they put in their mouths. For some it is a lifestyle choice....
There are not many missions more worthwhile than ensuring a steady food supply for a poorly-nourished community. As a WAFA Award shortlisted project in 2016, The Organic Agriculture Centre of Kenya (OACK) has been pursuing this goal by helping locals to be innovative with their agriculture. This...
SEANET was a WAFA finalist in 2014. Their project has been operating in Kenya since 2001, with the aim of creating a better learning environment both practically and digitally. THE PROJECT IN ACTION Food and water insecurity has often been an issue for sub-Saharan countries. Among other issues,...