African countries must improve livestock data
Scientists have flagged up the poor quality of livestock data in Africa at a progress briefing of a project that aims to change that.
21 May 2013 | EN
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Scientists have flagged up the poor quality of livestock data in Africa at a progress briefing of a project that aims to change that.
21 May 2013 | EN
A dispute over a fresh deal to allow the least developed nations to bypass intellectual property rights could hit development efforts.
21 May 2013 | EN
A multitasking microchip that can test blood samples for diseases including malaria and sleeping sickness has been launched in Singapore.
21 May 2013 | EN
Latin American governments are contesting plans by US firms Amazon and Patagonia to take charge of new geographic Internet domains.
Feral goats and green iguanas introduced to small Pacific island states are destroying ecosystems and native wildlife, find studies.
20 May 2013 | EN
An atlas of a key natural resource, Africa's soil, aims to give people outside the science world insight into its importance and management.
20 May 2013 | EN
Better data and governance of global water resources are called for in a bid to get water security into the post-2015 development goals.
20 May 2013 | EN
Scientists must partner with development actors and local communities to safeguard important plants.
17 May 2013 | EN
A study in Peru has proposed to implement best engineering practices to reduce environmental damage from oil exploitation in the Amazon.
17 May 2013 | ES
A study reveals a link between urbanisation and malaria, raising hope that cities sprouting in developing nations will help reduce malaria.
A high-ranking civil servant says Kenya's ban on importing genetically modified organisms is unscientific, lacks legal status — and is ineffective.
16 May 2013 | EN
A cheap vaccine developed in India against rotavirus could add substantially to protection against diarrhoea.
16 May 2013 | EN
Muslim countries have failed to deliver on agreements to boost research spending and collaboration, their academicians claim.
15 May 2013 | EN
The boom in rice growing in Benin has also led to more infestation of stored rice by pests, which is causing losses of hundreds of millions of francs.
15 May 2013 | EN
Toxic nanoparticle treatment of ponds of farmed fish could be made safe by embedding in into water filters, find scientists in Iran.
14 May 2013 | EN
Urgent action is needed to head off a cancer epidemic in Latin America and the Caribbean, warns an international group of specialists.
GM-produced artemisinin is deemed to be comparable in quality to the plant-derived version, but should be cheaper to produce.
13 May 2013 | EN
Argentinean companies and cooperatives have launched a free-software initiative to help develop products for public and private sectors.
13 May 2013 | ES
A new bill aims to encourage science communication to the public and educational institutions in Mexico.
10 May 2013 | ES
Development experts from the world's least developed countries have launched an independent group to bring local concerns to the UN debating table.
10 May 2013 | EN