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Latest on Rio+20

We track the news on science, technology and the Rio+20 Earth Summit

Arab nations need to catch up

Building a true knowledge economy seems further from reach, and could be about to get harder, warns Athar Osama

From GM crops to forestry

Learn more about the challenges of feeding our growing population versus caring for our planet
Community-based fisheries, Bangladesh - Flickr/Water and Food

Research all the way

Farming projects need access to research all the way along the innovation trajectory
A mobile phone - Flickr/kiwanja

African innovation

Two North Africans have scooped the first African Innovation Prize awards

Shri Y Mangi Singh from Manipur, India invented a kouna grass mat-weaving machine - SRISTI, Ahmedabad

Protecting inventors

The knowledge and innovations created by poorer communities need new models of rights protection, argues Anil Gupta
Indian children pumping water - Flickr/pyjama

Uncovering innovation

Innovation is thriving in local communities all over the world
Flour mill on a scooter - SRISTI, Ahmedabad

Alternative innovation

Facts and figures on grassroots innovation — its champions, challenges and potential to promote sustainability
A rice farmer - Flickr/Mark Abel

Smartening up

Climate-smart agriculture practices may be communicated more effectively via a new platform in South Asia