Industries for Africa Foundation

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(Info pÃ¥ svenska finns i bloggen!)The goal of the Industries for Africa Foundation is to aid the people in Africa in building the sustainable industrial infrastructure that they so desperately need. With the hard work and dedication of our patrons this goal can be reached in an entirely feasible way. It will begin with the production of 100 plantations, roughly 50 square kilometers each. These plantations will be used for the harvesting of the Jatropha nuts, which, while inedible, provide by-products that can be used in a variety of incredibly beneficial ways. These nuts can be harvested for up to 30 years and are comprised of around 38% oil. This oil is in turn refined for the creation of biodiesel. Any remnants of the Jatropha nuts after the refining process are pressed into pellets which, when burned, create energy. During the three years these plants need to flourish before they can be harvested, factories will be built for the manufacturing of the tractors needed for the harvesting process. In addition to this will be the construction of all other forms of manufacturing that will produce the necessary facets to keep this industry running, from the production of tires to tractor parts. The biodiesel formed from the Jatropha nut oil will provide fuel for export while the energy produced from the pellets will be used to power the plantations, factories, hospitals, schools and homes in the surrounding areas and run the tractors. While it is the purpose of our organization to create the foundation of this industry, it will be the responsibility of the local citizens to carry on with it. Locals will be trained to proficiently perform any and all of the tasks required in order to keep this project running successfully for years to come. Our plan is not to support the people of Africa financially but rather through a strong support system that revolves around the transference of knowledge. It is with your help accompanied by the generosity of others that we hope to achieve this goal and give the people of Africa the fighting chance they deserve.

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Global warming?

For more than a century now the industries of the developed world have been pumping vast quantities of particulate pollution, carbon dioxide and other gasses into the atmosphere of our planet. The par...
Posted by on Mon, 08 Sep 2008 07:43:00 GMT

why every intend of industrialisation in africa failed so far......

part two of letter from last week: By now you will be wondering what part of this is relevant to your project -but believe it is relevant. Nobody has yet succeeded anywhere in Afr...
Posted by on Mon, 05 May 2008 00:54:00 GMT

a letter explaining some of the complexity of the project

to a friend:Andrea has passed on to me your concerns about progress - and about the "negative" attitudes you are seeing in some people you meet. That is very relevant to the project as a whole - and i...
Posted by on Fri, 02 May 2008 14:39:00 GMT

Tractors for Africa - made in Africa!

From this....to this? Tractors for Africa - made in Africa Most would accept that tractors are a fundamentally important part of efficient agricultural production. Yet in Sub Saharan Africa, w...
Posted by on Sun, 06 Apr 2008 07:19:00 GMT

Core Industries

Processing of primary commodities has long been considered a bridge from dependence to industrialisation and economic development. It is also a fundamental precept of the IFA Foundation - one th...
Posted by on Sun, 06 Apr 2008 07:11:00 GMT

Do you care? Help us stop poverty in Africa!

Hi all, I hope everyone had a happy easter or other holiday season. The Foundation is working 24/7 to get everything in place and now I would ask everyone on our friendslist for a favour. To pay for o...
Posted by on Tue, 25 Mar 2008 00:18:00 GMT

Hydrogen - another con????

Hydrogen - Another Con? The following paragraph is lifted from a serious "alternative energy" website promoting development of hydrogen power for vehicles as a replacement for "fossil fuels" - ...
Posted by on Tue, 19 Feb 2008 04:32:00 GMT

a letter and our response

Dear Andrea,Well I thank you so much for your immediate response. I definitely think that you are actually right by saying that to get things on the road faster we need the funds to do so because with...
Posted by on Sat, 16 Feb 2008 05:05:00 GMT

The Great Green Con

The Great Green Con The futility of using croplands for Biofuel production was clearly predicted by the team that established this Foundation right from the start - and time has shown this to be so. ...
Posted by on Fri, 15 Feb 2008 10:31:00 GMT

Vad är det för fel på Afrika?

Hela den här sidan är tillägnad ett projekt med uppgift att etablera en industriell, lokal ägd bas i Sub Sahara Afrika. En bas med kapacitet att tillverka och utveckla nödvändiga tillbehör för att bli...
Posted by on Wed, 06 Feb 2008 08:23:00 GMT