Date post: | 22-Jan-2018 |
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Matthew 14:17 - 19
17 “We have here only five loaves of
bread and two fish,” they answered.18 “Bring them here to me,” he
said. 19 And he directed the people to sit
down on the grass. Taking the five
loaves and the two fish and looking up
to heaven, he gave thanks and broke
the loaves.
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Partnering for Kingdom Impact
in Africa – Feed the Many
• Every 8 seconds, a child dies of hunger somewhere in the world.
• 50% or 2bn tons food produced around the world never makes it on to a plate.
• 50% of food bought in first world countries are thrown away.
• 550bn cubic metres of water is wasted globally in growing crops.
– The demand for water in food production could reach 10–13 trillion cubic metres a year by 2050.
– This is 2.5 to 3.5 times greater than the total human use of fresh water today.
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Partnering in Food Production -
A collaboration between Nigeria and SA
• Nigeria has 180m people.
• 50% of your food
produced goes to waste.
• Opportunity! Nigeria can feed
the entire West Africa.
• What are the challenges?
• How can we collaborate?
Challenges
• Lack of Capital
• High Input Costs
• Bad Infrastructures (Roads,
Transport, Harvesting, Cold Chain
Facilities and Cold Chain
Management)
• Epileptic Power Supply
• Lack of Extension
Services
• Inadequate Industry
Knowledge
• No Marketing or Promotion Skills
• Inadequate Recordkeeping
• Non Market Competitive Labour Costs
• Inadequate water moving Infrastructure; water Pollution problems
Transforming Society gives
us a Framework for Engaging
• Identifies Spheres of Society.
• Understands Assets.
• Recognizes “giants” or social ills
in each nation, society, city or
town.
• Lays out a deliberate strategy for
engagement.
Foundational Principles for
Transformation
• There must be a calling to transformation, a higher purpose.
• Personal agendas / aspirations must support the higher purpose.
• Investment capital must be broad, and sufficient.
– Financial, political, moral / spiritual, leadership
• Initiatives must be risk-
proofed.
– Politically, financially,
relationally, tribally.
• Opposition must be dealt
with fairly and clearly.
• Transparency,
measurability,
accountability must be
instituted.