| Many NGOs are having huge problems trying to feed | | | | Thus, I have designed a "Crop Seed" nano-smart |
| all the people in need in Africa. Relief food deliveries | | | | bomb, which can be used with a "soil nutrient post" so |
| are often hijacked and worse trying to evenly | | | | that it will embed once dropped where the seed will |
| distribute the food is difficult as some people who are | | | | grow. The small droplet will be a cone shaped water |
| strong take the food for themselves from the weaker | | | | enriched pouch with a seed inside. The outer skin will |
| people. Sometimes rebels and armed groups steal the | | | | be coated with anti-bird or critter smell. |
| food too. | | | | Additionally, we can involve such technologies that |
| In looking into this issue at the Online Think Tank, I have | | | | UAVs are capable of now such as |
| been running thru some scenarios on how to potentially | | | | |
| solve these problems using "community plans" currently | | | | 1. Grid Patterned Flight |
| in the works and being developed by smaller non-profit | | | | 2. AFS Pin-point Accuracy Drops |
| groups to solve the African food crisis using | | | | 3. GPS Navigation thru Waypoints |
| multi-faceted solutions. Unfortunately I have run into | | | | 4. GIS Mapping for Best Choice Agriculture Locations |
| several stumbling blocks or challenges. A multi-faceted | | | | All these technological advances are available thru |
| program would address; | | | | agencies such as; |
| - Disease | | | | - Inter-Agency Wildfire Aerial Firefighting Division in |
| - Food | | | | Boise ID |
| - Human Waste | | | | - NOAA Advanced Weather Monitoring and Prediction |
| - Education | | | | - UAV Military transfer technology programs |
| - The Digital Divide | | | | - NASA Robotics Exploration Program |
| - Sustainable Agriculture | | | | You see perhaps these agencies might be willing to |
| One of the most crucial is the agricultural issues. | | | | assist because this might allow them to practice and |
| Setting up a sustainable agricultural system can be | | | | re-fine their methods for future use such as exploring |
| done and yet there is always that human element. | | | | other worlds or tracking Hurricanes, Tornadoes and |
| Now then I am certain that someone can figure out a | | | | extreme weather. Fighting Wildfires and International |
| high in protein food that can feed Africans that will not | | | | Terrorists are also a possible off-shoot where new |
| take too much water or be favored by bugs or little | | | | technology advances are needed. Thus we ought to |
| hungry critters. | | | | be using these technologies for feeding the African |
| Unfortunately, if one group has something like a field or | | | | Continent. |
| crop, what would prevent the word-of-mouth from | | | | The theory is that if the crops grow every where no |
| traveling to nearby villages, communities or areas and | | | | one will steal or fight over them and then we can |
| then other starving folks would steal the food growing | | | | teach people to plant and farm once there is food for |
| there? If currently the situation is so bad there that | | | | all. This solves the starvation problem and gives the |
| they are raping little girls, stealing from each other, | | | | multi-facet part of the plan a fighting chance against |
| selectively feeding their offspring, then society has | | | | pilferage for the next crop generation, as abundance, |
| broken down to the point that I wonder how the crops | | | | seems to alleviate problems and softens other |
| could be protected from pilferage. | | | | challenges. |
| Further, once the food is stolen then there might not be | | | | If we fail to consider all the technologies and options |
| enough seeds for the next year's crop? What other | | | | available to feed the African Continent we do so at |
| solutions can be used? If seeds are given, then some | | | | the cost of millions of human lives. It is wise to make |
| Environmental Groups might call them evil and label | | | | use of all current and future technologies to solve the |
| them GM seeds. If seeds are given why would any | | | | African Crisis and promote the common good. We |
| one care to plant the seeds if they know someone is | | | | can beat the odds, conquer this beast and prevent |
| going to steal the crops that will be grown? | | | | starvation with the use of advanced human |
| The Solution | | | | technologies. |
| - Use UAVs to plant the crops from the air | | | | I certainly hope this article is of interest and that is has |
| - Only plant crops that will grow with little rain | | | | propelled thought. The goal is simple, to help you in your |
| - Employ various rain-making and weather control to | | | | quest to be the best in 2007. I thank you for reading |
| periodically make it rain | | | | my many articles on diverse subjects, which interest |
| - Make Rain using UAVs and dry-ice techniques | | | | you. |