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Features archive results 1-11 of 11 in Agriculture & Environment and Livestock
ICTs can close India's urban-rural divide
An eminent Indian scientist believes India can close the urban-rural divide with information technology, writes Daemon Fairless.
FEATURE | 26 October 2007 | EN
Community forestry: the regreening of the Himalayas
Leafy forests replanted by communities in Nepal are flying in the face of accepted conservation practice, reports T. V. Padma.
FEATURE | 16 August 2007 | EN
Getting to the root of killer dust storms
Dust storms in China have been increasing, but a project in Bayinhushu shows how to reduce them, reports Dennis Normile.
TB or not TB: The threat of bovine tuberculosis
Bovine tuberculosis is no less dangerous to humans than common TB, but relatively little is known about it, reports Natasha Bolognesi.
Africa: a 'natural laboratory' for climate adaptation
Adaptation is now seen as an important aspect of climate change action and Africa's villages have much to teach us, reports Jim Giles.
Zero tillage: Brazil's own green revolution
A Brazilian farming method that is greener and boosts growth is reaching its small farmers and maybe the world, reports Bernardo Esteves.
Indonesia seeks village allies against bird flu
Indonesia is countering its runaway avian flu problem by involving villagers as active participants in surveillance and response.
Urban planning the Maasai way
Maasai mapmakers are helping solve one of modern Africa's biggest conflicts — between humans and wild predators. Kimani Chege reports.
FEATURE | 11 September 2006 | EN
Village India: untouched by the science boom
The dramatic scientific advances enjoyed by India's urban elite have passed the country's rural poor by, reports T. V. Padma.
FEATURE | 15 May 2006 | EN
Cambodia and Laos step up bird flu surveillance
Richard Stone reports from Cambodia and Laos on efforts to boost their capacity to face the threat of bird flu.
FEATURE | 17 February 2006 | EN
Unknown quantity: bird flu in Cambodia
South-East Asia's 'forgotten' hotspot for bird flu, Cambodia, faces up to the problems of tackling the issue, reports Tim Clark.
FEATURE | 24 November 2005 | EN
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