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'iCow': helping farmers make the most of their cattle

An organic farmer has invented a mobile phone application called 'iCow', which lets farmers register their herds and receive expert advice.

29 November 2011 | EN

Well adapted livestock key to sustainable productivity

A better understanding of the wide genetic diversity of indigenous African livestock is needed to secure current and future productivity.

Source: Science

2 July 2010 | EN

Technology is essential to closing the urban-rural divide

ICTs can close India's urban-rural divide

An eminent Indian scientist believes India can close the urban-rural divide with information technology, writes Daemon Fairless.

Source: Nature

26 October 2007 | EN

Commuity forestry aims to mix pine with more broad leaf plants

Community forestry: the regreening of the Himalayas

Leafy forests replanted by communities in Nepal are flying in the face of accepted conservation practice, reports T. V. Padma.

16 August 2007 | EN

A car caught in a dust storm in Beijing

Getting to the root of killer dust storms

Dust storms in China have been increasing, but a project in Bayinhushu shows how to reduce them, reports Dennis Normile.

Source: Science

24 July 2007 | EN | 中文

Livestock in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

TB or not TB: The threat of bovine tuberculosis

Bovine tuberculosis is no less dangerous to humans than common TB, but relatively little is known about it, reports Natasha Bolognesi.

4 July 2007 | EN | 中文

African villagers have adapted to climate change for millenia

Africa: a 'natural laboratory' for climate adaptation

Adaptation is now seen as an important aspect of climate change action and Africa's villages have much to teach us, reports Jim Giles.

Source: Nature

12 April 2007 | EN | 中文

Soybean fields in the cerrado, cultivated using zero tillage

Zero tillage: Brazil's own green revolution

A Brazilian farming method that is greener and boosts growth is reaching its small farmers and maybe the world, reports Bernardo Esteves.

1 February 2007 | EN | ES

Indonesian authorities are involving villagers in the fight against bird flu

Indonesia seeks village allies against bird flu

Indonesia is countering its runaway avian flu problem by involving villagers as active participants in surveillance and response.

Source: Science

5 January 2007 | EN | 中文

Wildlife and domestic animals share the plains of the Kajiado

Urban planning the Maasai way

Maasai mapmakers are helping solve one of modern Africa's biggest conflicts — between humans and wild predators. Kimani Chege reports.

11 September 2006 | EN

The collaboration should improve agricultural productivity in Africa

Village India: untouched by the science boom

The dramatic scientific advances enjoyed by India's urban elite have passed the country's rural poor by, reports T. V. Padma.

15 May 2006 | EN

Awareness of the bird flu threat is low in rural Cambodia and Laos

Cambodia and Laos step up bird flu surveillance

Richard Stone reports from Cambodia and Laos on efforts to boost their capacity to face the threat of bird flu.

Source: Science

17 February 2006 | EN

Chickens for sale in a Cambodian market

Unknown quantity: bird flu in Cambodia

South-East Asia's 'forgotten' hotspot for bird flu, Cambodia, faces up to the problems of tackling the issue, reports Tim Clark.

24 November 2005 | EN