Intercropping 'boosts maize yields by 50 per cent'
A 12-year study in Southern Africa has found that intercropping has a long-term positive effect on rain-fed maize yields.
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Plastic bags should be managed, not banned
Plastic bags are too practical to be banned, but policies to manage their use are necessary to protect the environment, says Lilia Casanova.
Sail-inspired turbine promises cheaper wind energy
A Tunisian wind turbine that replaces blades with sails, can capture twice the wind energy of existing turbines, its creators claim.
Student finds new way of turning plastic into biofuel
An Egyptian teenager has devised a low-cost method for producing biofuel from plastics, and will receive assistance with progressing her idea.
How to tell policymakers about scientific uncertainty
Uncertainty is part of science but it's no excuse for indecision. Chandrika Nath shows how to communicate uncertainty to policymakers.
How to create resilient agriculture
Durable food security and agricultural growth depend on development strategies with resilience built in from the start, says Gordon Conway.
Supporting grassroots innovation: Facts and Figures
Adrian Smith and colleagues explore grassroots innovations, their potential for development and challenges facing practitioners.
Royal Society and DFID launch fund for African research
A capacity building fund will link up UK and African research teams to investigate water, renewable energy and soil.
IDRC cuts regional offices and ends innovation programme
Canada's International Development Research Centre is to close two of its six global offices following heavy budget cuts.
Brazil tests GM mosquitoes to fight dengue
Early results from the release of millions of genetically modified mosquitoes in Brazil are 'positive', say dengue researchers.
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