Sincere thanks ATinNM. With my team at the University of Ghent (Belgium), I have developed this water and fertilizer stocking soil conditioner.  In more than 20 years it has shown its benefits for horticulture, agriculture and forestry in the drylands.  Several humanitarian projects in Africa and Asia have been remarkably successful.  Actual projects in Algeria (Tindouf area) and India (Tamil Nadu) show the same positive results.

The question remains : why is it so difficult to convince the donors to invest in large-scale application of this cost-effective technology. Like you said, it is "a means to halt the desertification of sub-Sahara Africa, a path to reclaiming land lost to desertification, as well as the developing world's food crisis."

When will this message be understood ?

Prof. Dr. Willem Van Cotthem Beeweg 36 - B 9080 Zaffelare (Belgium)