Water is key to ending Africa ’s chronic hunger cycle
For Africa to end chronic hunger, governments must invest in sustainable water supplies, writes Esther Ngumbi. (Source: SciDev.Net)
Source: SciDev.Net - April 24, 2017 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
Genetics to boost sugarcane production
Brazilian researchers have identified genes that prolong harvest by helping sugar cane store more sucrose. (Source: SciDev.Net)
Source: SciDev.Net - April 20, 2017 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
Dealing with e-waste the nanotech way
Printed circuit boards can be pulverised to nanoparticles to recover metals, polymers and oxides, says new study (Source: SciDev.Net)
Source: SciDev.Net - April 19, 2017 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
Oxygen-starved water a threat to corals
Coral reefs in the tropics at risk from low-oxygen “dead zones”, in addition to acidification and warming, study warns. (Source: SciDev.Net)
Source: SciDev.Net - April 18, 2017 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
Virulent bird flu strain threatens to spill out of China
Human cases of H7N9 have re-emerged in China as FAO calls for more surveillance, rapid detection to halt its spread. (Source: SciDev.Net)
Source: SciDev.Net - April 13, 2017 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
Malaria drug could cut women ’s risk of other infections
A study shows that a drug used to control malaria in pregnancy could also prevent sexually transmitted infections. (Source: SciDev.Net)
Source: SciDev.Net - April 12, 2017 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
Project builds capacity of fish farmers to raise yields
A project is training Kenyan smallholder fish farmers in good management practices to boost production. (Source: SciDev.Net)
Source: SciDev.Net - April 11, 2017 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
Groundwater overuse rising, could hit food prices
Water labels and caps on extraction, linked to agricultural trade, are among measures proposed to tackle the trend. (Source: SciDev.Net)
Source: SciDev.Net - April 10, 2017 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
Central America faces climate information gap
Better communication in the right formats will help get science in decision makers ’ hands and into adaptation policies. (Source: SciDev.Net)
Source: SciDev.Net - April 6, 2017 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
The power missing from Africa ’s biotech sector
Energy is hardly ever the focus of debates over how to boost the continent ’s S&T capacity. Maybe it should be. (Source: SciDev.Net)
Source: SciDev.Net - April 5, 2017 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
Personalised cancer treatment gets more specific
Studies in Singapore suggest that customised treatment of cancer patients may be cost-effective. (Source: SciDev.Net)
Source: SciDev.Net - April 4, 2017 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
Soybean farmers in east and southern Africa get a boost
A project that aims to increase soybean yields for smallholders in Kenya and Zambia has begun. (Source: SciDev.Net)
Source: SciDev.Net - April 3, 2017 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
Overlooked rainfall and cooling effects of forests
Scientists say that forests regulate climate more through their role in rainfall than by acting as carbon sinks. (Source: SciDev.Net)
Source: SciDev.Net - March 31, 2017 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
Games, not handbooks, to beat insecticide resistance
Hear Edward Thomsen explain why digital games such as ResistanceSim can help countries control disease vectors. (Source: SciDev.Net)
Source: SciDev.Net - March 29, 2017 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
African tech start-ups pitch poverty solutions
Entrepreneurs get an audience with potential investors in London, but caution urged on need for broader investment. (Source: SciDev.Net)
Source: SciDev.Net - March 28, 2017 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
