In a small village in the Philippines, inventive engineers have installed streetlights that require no wires, batteries, or power lines—these lights run entirely on tiny bacteria living in the soil. This marks the planet’s first true neighborhood lighting system powered solely by microbes.These lights operate through microbial fuel cells (MFCs). Soil bacteria break down natural…
You all should meet a man who embodies the quiet revolution sweeping Africa's agribusiness landscape. Dr. Solomon Akperekpe, PhD, FICAD—Chairman and CEO of Aspam Group Limited—surveys his domain not from a glass tower in Lagos or Johannesburg, but from the dirt-streaked cab of a feed delivery truck, his sleeves rolled up, discussing yield ratios with…
As a concerned Benue citizen with an intense love for my dear state I pen this analysis with a profound sense of urgency and guarded optimism. Benue State—affectionately dubbed the "Food Basket of the Nation" for its bountiful yields of yam, rice, cassava, soybeans, and more—stands at a crossroads. Once the cradle of Nigeria's food…
