Science and Development Network
News, views and information about science, technology and the developing world
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Modern biotechnology is opening up new opportunities for scientists and plant breeders to improve crops and control plant pests and diseases, to help farmers in the developing world.
(Photo credit: Monsanto)
Opinions and Analysis
Technical creativity needs nurturing at the grassroots
Efforts to promote sustainable development must tap into technologies developed locally, driven by community needs and priorities.
How to create resilient agriculture
Durable food security and agricultural growth depend on development strategies with resilience built in from the start, says Gordon Conway.
21 March 2012
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Policy Briefs
Advancing research to support smallholder farmers
Scientists can help smallholder farmers get more out of their crops in changing food markets.
1 September 2011
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Source: Science
Controlling insect pests with GM technology
Genetically modified insects provide a new method for controlling insect-borne diseases and agricultural insect pests.
8 July 2010
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Source: The Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology
News and Features
Malaria vaccine candidate 'could be grown at home'
A novel malaria vaccine candidate could be grown at home, by cultivating algae in the backyard, say researchers.
24 May 2012
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Cardamom crops affect forests, studies say
Cultivation of cardamom can be detrimental to the health of tropical forests say two new studies.
Pakistan debates GM cotton’s success
20 April 2012
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