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About 600 million of the rural poor in developing countries rely on livestock for their livelihoods — making issues about animal food and health, farming efficiency and market access vital to reducing poverty.
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Opinions and Analysis
No simple solution to livestock and climate change
Simply reducing livestock farming in developing countries will neither cut emissions nor benefit the poor, says livestock expert Carlos Seré.
5 November 2009
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Agriculture needs better innovation, not technology
Pilot projects in India and Nigeria point to possible benefits of a new approach to agricultural innovation, say Andy Hall and Susanna Thorp.
Food factories help viruses spread and evolve
22 May 2009
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Source: Down to Earth
News and Features
Food security in East Africa 'within reach'
East Africa must adopt alternative farming techniques to combat the crop losses projected for 2050, a study says.
13 November 2009
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China's farming ambitions in Mozambique take shape
A farming research centre is set to open in Mozambique with funding, seeds and advice from China.
Tapeworm link with epilepsy 'far higher' than thought
2 November 2009
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Chickens immunised by GM peas
28 October 2009
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Information Services
Missed the Global Health Forum 2009?
Our blog, by SciDev.Net columnist Priya Shetty, will fill you in, as will our interview with the Global Forum's Gill Samuels
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Still drinking arsenic
Millions of people still drink arsenic-contaminated water despite scientists' solutions
Just add water
Policymakers must improve water storage to help developing countries adapt to climate change
