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Latest news on science, technology and the developing world

Chile's earthquake knocks out research labs
12 03 2010 The massive earthquake in Chile and the resulting tsunami caused extensive damage to research facilities.

International outcry over Mexican scientists' dismissal
12 03 2010 Two nanotechnologists fired a decade after returning to their home country say they won't work in a developing country again.

Translational research key to HIV vaccine
11 03 2010 New funding mechanisms to support translational research are vital to develop a successful HIV vaccine, says Wayne C. Koff.

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AllAfrica / S&T


AllAfrica aggregates and indexes content from over 125 African news organizations, plus more than 200 other sources, who are responsible for their own reporting and views. Articles and commentaries that identify allAfrica.com as the publisher are produced or commissioned by AllAfrica.

Africa: Website Provides Farmers With Fertilizer News
12 03 2010 Food insecurity on the African continent is severely aggravated by a depletion of nutrients in the soil that leads to a decrease in soil productivity.

Cameroon: Commonwealth - Researchers, Scientists Exhibit Discoveries
12 03 2010 The science and technology exhibitions started at the Yaounde National Advanced School of Engineering yesterday.

Uganda: Raise Funds for Science Subjects, Govt Told
11 03 2010 Vice-chancellors from all Ugandan universities have called for increased funding for science subjects in secondary schools. The chancellors said the Government had not shown commitment in promoting science and technology.

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GFAR / News and Events


All the news and events published on EGFAR, the website of the Global Forum on Agricultural Research (GFAR). GFAR is a stakeholder-led initiative that serves as a neutral forum for the discussion of strategic issues in agricultural research for development (ARD). It facilitates and promotes cost-effective partnerships and strategic alliances among ARD stakeholders in their efforts to alleviate poverty, increase food security and promote the sustainable use of natural resources.

Information Access Marketplace at IAALD XIIIth World Congress in Montpellier
04 03 2010 2010-04-26 - 2010-04-26 , FRA

Towards a GPP on Linking Farmers to Markets
14 01 2010 Important steps are being taken this year to finalize the preparatory phase of a Global Partnership Programme (GPP) on the theme of Linking Smallholder Farmers to Growth Markets

GFAR 2006 Triennial Conference
14 01 2010 2006-11-09 - 2006-11-11 , IND

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CTA / Knowledge for Development


Observatory on science and technology for ACP agriculture and rural development

Learning agrobiodiversity: options for universities in Sub-Saharan Africa
12 03 2010 Proceedings of a regional workshop, 21-23 January 2009, Nairobi, Kenya

The workshop ‘Learning agrobiodiversity’ for universities in sub-Saharan Africa’ was the first regional workshop of its kind gathered 46 participants from universities and international organizations in 16 African and two European countries. The workshop focused on sharing knowledge and experiences; discussing implications for and feasible approaches to, mainstreaming agrobiodiversity in higher education in Sub-Saharan Africa; and exploring modalities and mechanisms for strengthening agrobiodiversity education and research in Africa through networking and joint learning.

The REDD direction: the potential for reduced forest carbon emissions, biodiversity protection and enhanced development: a desk study with special focus on Tanzania and Uganda
09 03 2010 By A. Vatn; P. Vedeld and J.G. Petursson, Norwegian University of Life Sciences, 2009. This paper examines whether reduced emissions from forests – from deforestation and forest degradation (the REDD project) – should be included in a post-Kyoto agreement. It focuses on how REDD could be instituted at the national level, and sheds light on specific challenges for two African countries – Tanzania and Uganda. The paper demonstrates that REDD would require an international agreement concerning its role and format and an international governance structure to distribute the resources involved. It would also need national governance structures in countries where REDD activities are supposed to take place to ensure that measures are instituted on the ground.

Potential for second-generation biofuels in developing countries
09 03 2010 By International Energy Agency (IEA), February 2010. IIED has published an information paper entitled ‘Sustainable Production of Second-Generation Biofuels: Potential and Perspectives in Major Economies and Developing Countries”. The paper focuses on opportunities and risks presented by second-generation biofuels technologies in eight case study countries: Brazil, Cameroon, China, India, Mexico, South Africa, Tanzania and Thailand. The report begins by exploring state-of-the-art second-generation technologies and their production, followed by projections of future demand and a discussion of drivers of that demand. The report then delves into various feedstock options and the global potential for bioenergy production. The final chapter offers a look at the potential for sustainable second-generation biofuel production in developing countries including considerations of economic, social and environmental impacts.

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DFID / Research for Development / News

In conversation with Carlos Pérez del Castillo, CGIAR Consortium Board Chair
12 03 2010 The newly appointed chair introduces himself at the recent first meeting of the CGIAR Consortium Board

New DFID Nutrition Strategy
11 03 2010 'The Neglected Crisis of Undernutrition: DFID's Strategy' is launched today

Call for Submissions for Systematic Reviews - New Review Question Added
10 03 2010 An additional question on social protection has been added to the call, bringing the total to 50.

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IPS / Genetically Modified / News


Inter Press Service is a global news agency producing independent news and analysis of events affecting the economic, social and political development of peoples and nations especially in the south

HEALTH: Potato Drags GM Food Into Europe
06 03 2010 BRUSSELS, Mar 5 (IPS) - Genetically modified (GM) foods appear to be back on the European Union's political menu - thanks to a potato.

BULGARIA: Govt Forced Down on Genetically Modifed Crops
22 02 2010 BUCHAREST, Feb 21 (IPS) - Campaigning by environmental groups and the general public has weakened the determination of the Bulgarian government to allow the cultivation of genetically modified (GM) crops in this country.

BIODIVERSITY: India Bans Farming of GM Aubergine
10 02 2010 NEW DELHI, Feb 9 (IPS) - After India’s Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh announced Tuesday a ban on the cultivation of Bt brinjal, the country’s first genetically modified (GM) food crop, food security experts and activists said this major farming country has been saved from a biodiversity disaster.

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