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African soil diversity mapped for the first time
By Bernard Appiah – SciDev.Net A team of international experts has drawn up the Soil Atlas of Africa — the first such book mapping this key natural resource — to...
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Desert Locust situation update
Hopper bands in Israel for the first time in 50 years; adult groups in interior of Saudi Arabia As a result of egg-laying in mid-March and low temperatures, hatching occurred...
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Canada Works to Improve Business Environment for African Agriculture
The Honourable Julian Fantino, Minister of International Cooperation, attended the World Economic Forum on Africa, Grow Africa Investment Forum, and G-8 New Alliance for Food Security and Nutrition Leadership Council...
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Focus on Gender: Business can do more to aid women
By SciDev.Net – Henrietta Miers Companies have much to offer when it comes to helping female entrepreneurs in developing countries access markets, says Henrietta Miers. Ongoing research into controlling cassava...
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Rice research and development in Africa create history
The recent news of unprecedented growth rates of rice production and productivity in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) based on an analysis of independent data by the Africa Rice Center(AfricaRice) coupled with...
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Abstract Submission Deadline Extended!
In response to numerous requests from partners, the abstract submission deadline has been extended till 30 April 2013. Participants planning to present a paper or poster should submit an abstract...
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Kenya: Netting flies and mosquitoes protects livestock and boosts milk yields
A simple but innovative use of insecticide-impregnated nets to protect livestock is doubling and in some cases tripling milk outputs on smallholder dairy farms while also reducing mosquito-borne illnesses in...