'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

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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
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
An eminent Indian scientist believes India can close the urban-rural divide with information technology, writes Daemon Fairless.
Source: Nature
26 October 2007 | EN
Leafy forests replanted by communities in Nepal are flying in the face of accepted conservation practice, reports T. V. Padma.
16 August 2007 | EN
Dust storms in China have been increasing, but a project in Bayinhushu shows how to reduce them, reports Dennis Normile.
Source: Science
Bovine tuberculosis is no less dangerous to humans than common TB, but relatively little is known about it, reports Natasha Bolognesi.
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
A Brazilian farming method that is greener and boosts growth is reaching its small farmers and maybe the world, reports Bernardo Esteves.
Indonesia is countering its runaway avian flu problem by involving villagers as active participants in surveillance and response.
Source: Science
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 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
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
24 November 2005 | EN