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Latest news on science, technology and the developing world

'Exciting' new odour sensors found in malaria mosquitoes
03 09 2010 Scientists have identified new scent receptors in mosquitoes that could help develop more agents to lure, repel and kill the insects.

Pakistan flood data wasted, say critics
03 09 2010 Scientists have amassed and processed plenty of data on the Pakistan floods, but there are bottlenecks to its use downstream, say scientists.

Could self-vaccinating cattle cut disease?
02 09 2010 Scientists in Malaysia are testing a live vaccine that spreads among cattle, protecting against a devastating disease.

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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.

Kenya: Woman Researcher Tackles Aflatoxin Poisoning
03 09 2010 Despite a bumper harvest of maize just a few months ago, many residents in the eastern part of Kenya are facing hunger and starvation. While granaries in the region may be full, the grain cannot be freely sold, let alone eaten.

Tanzania: Push to Protect Environment With Bio-Tech
03 09 2010 Scientists have been advised to use biotechnological approaches to revolutionaries agriculture, health, industry, living standards and protect the environment.

Tanzania: Nation Adopts New Technology to Curb Fuel Adulteration
03 09 2010 Tanzania has introduced a new technology which experts tout as the effective solution to the problem of fuel adulteration.

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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.

GCARD 2010: highlights from day 2
24 08 2010 GCARD 2010 - Day 2 starts with a video address by David Nabarro, UN Secretary General’s Special Representative on Food Security and Nutrition

GCARD 2010: highlights from day 3
24 08 2010 The afternoon of day 3 is dedicated to parallel sessions on key strategic needs across systems.Read reports from the sessions on the GCARD blog.

Views on GCARD 2010: Ajay Jakhar, Chairman, Bharat Krishak Samaj
24 08 2010 Bharat Krishak Samaj is a non-political, non-sectarian association of the agricultural producers and all those who are interested in the promotion of their welfare. BKS is a Farmers’ organization which serves the farmers of the country (India) and which may be used as a platform to voice their opinions and views.

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CTA / Knowledge for Development


Observatory on science and technology for ACP agriculture and rural development

2009-10 Africa-wide women and young professionals in science competitions
04 09 2010

The finals of CTA/FARA/AGRA/RUFORUM/ANAFE/NPCA 2009-2010 Africa-wide science competitions were held in Burkina Faso from 19-20 July 2010 as a side event during the 5th African Agricultural Science Week and FARA General Assembly. The 'Women in science' competition was won by Dr Sarah Lubanga Mubiru of Uganda for her work on the Development of the ‘ENDIISA’ decision support tool for improved feeding of dairy cattle in Uganda. Other winners were Dr Theresia Luvuno Munga of Kenya, Ms Esperance Benedicte Zossou of Benin, Mrs Lalini Unmole of Mauritius and Ms Eunice Wamuyu Githae of Kenya. The Young Professionals Competition was won by Ms Sandrine Nguiakam of Cameroon for her paper on « Cours des matières premières, recettes budgétaires et croissance économique: Cas de la Cote d’Ivoire ». Other winners were Mr Kevin Zowe Mganga of Kenya, Ms Aneeza Soobedar of Mauritius, Dr Robert Kajobe of Uganda, Ms Wendkhoumi Sabine Marie Flore Doamba of Burkina Faso and Mr Michael Kwabena Osei of Ghana. Read the abstracts of the winning papers.

2009-10 Africa-wide women and young professionals in science competitions
04 09 2010

The finals of CTA/FARA/AGRA/RUFORUM/ANAFE/NPCA 2009-2010 Africa-wide science competitions were held in Burkina Faso from 19-20 July 2010 as a side event during the 5th African Agricultural Science Week and FARA General Assembly. The 'Women in science' competition was won by Dr Sarah Lubanga Mubiru of Uganda for her work on the Development of the ‘ENDIISA’ decision support tool for improved feeding of dairy cattle in Uganda. Other winners were Dr Theresia Luvuno Munga of Kenya, Ms Esperance Benedicte Zossou of Benin, Mrs Lalini Unmole of Mauritius and Ms Eunice Wamuyu Githae of Kenya. The Young Professionals Competition was won by Ms Sandrine Nguiakam of Cameroon for her paper on « Cours des matières premières, recettes budgétaires et croissance économique: Cas de la Cote d’Ivoire ». Other winners were Mr Kevin Zowe Mganga of Kenya, Ms Aneeza Soobedar of Mauritius, Dr Robert Kajobe of Uganda, Ms Wendkhoumi Sabine Marie Flore Doamba of Burkina Faso and Mr Michael Kwabena Osei of Ghana. Read the booklet of abstracts.

Development of ‘ENDIISA’ decision support tool for improved feeding of dairy cattle in Uganda
04 09 2010

Despite existing knowledge and, in some instances, the appropriate use of feed resources, milk production on dairy farms has remained low in the ranges of 2–5 Lcow-1day-1. In her paper, Mubiru argues that this poor performance clearly points to a gap in farmers' knowledge regarding cattle feeding. Since farmers are unable to know the quantities of feeds needed to meet the nutritional requirements of their animals, they were only able to provide 59% and 36% of the required metabolisable energy and crude protein, respectively, to their animals. A mechanism was developed by which farmers could establish adequate feed quantities for their cattle, even when they are combining a variety of feeds. ‘ENDIISA' is the web-based decision support tool that was one of the major outputs of the author’s winning research submission. Read Dr Mubiru and the other papers in the booklet of abstracts of all winning papers.

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DFID / Research for Development / News

New publication from Panos London - Research makes the News
27 08 2010 A recent report from Panos London looks at the media's capacity to generate public debate using research to influence policy outcomes

The Cochrane Collaboration responds to Pakistan's floods
25 08 2010 Evidence provided by the Effective Health Care RPC contributes to this special collection of Cochrane Systematic Reviews on water safety and water-related diseases.

New look for project information on the DFID website
17 08 2010 The project information section of DFID's website was re-launched today with a new look and an improved search interface.

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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

AFRICA: Outrage Over Claim that Anti-GM Campaign "Causes Hunger"
27 08 2010 Civil society organisations have reacted with outrage to claims that the international campaign against genetically modified (GM) crops is partly responsible for food shortages and food insecurity in Africa.

AFRICA: Modified Banana Could Cure Deadly Disease
13 08 2010 An innovation by researchers in Nigeria could be a cure for the devastating Banana Xanthomonas Wilt (BXW) - responsible for annual losses in excess of 500 million dollars of crop across East and Central Africa. But it has also fuelled debate on the genetic engineering of crops in Africa.

When Agrochemical Corporations Invented Nature
06 08 2010 A civil society protest against a British agrochemical company that claims it has invented a particular sort of broccoli has again focused attention on the question who owns natural biodiversity, especially vegetables, seeds, and many forms of meat and animal food products.

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