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China to increase support for African science
The Chinese president has promised to increase science, technology and innovation (STI) assistance to Africa, although experts from the continent warn assistance will only work if it is Africa-led and promotes sustainable development. President Hu Jintao has pledged to expand China-Africa collaboration in science, through maintaining successful research programmes and supporting new initiatives ...
By SciDev.Net
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Farming for Water With Severn Trent
It’s an inescapable fact these days that freshwater ecosystems around the UK are being put under increasing amounts of pressure, with climate change, extreme weather events, population growth, urbanisation, water mismanagement and pollution all taking their toll on both water quality and water quantity. One of the leading sources of impact is agriculture, with river health affected by the ...
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A new generation of Indian farmers rejects industrial food production
Supported by the Amrita Bhoomi Agroecology Centre, young farmers are experimenting with natural farming methods, while saving money and lives in the process. India may be famous for its food, but the way in which it grows its ingredients is notoriously bad. Stories of the nation’s chemical spills, soil contamination, groundwater depletion, and lost biodiversity are depressing, not to ...
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Agrochemicals worry Argentines
Argentina's agricultural industry has been dramatically transformed by the introduction of genetically modified plants in 1996. A country once known for its grass-fed beef is now dominated by soy, corn and cotton. Soy harvests alone have tripled, ranking Argentina as the world's third largest soybean producer. But the pesticides powering this boom are poorly controlled and used in ways that ...
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