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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.

NEWS | 13 November 2009 | EN

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.

NEWS | 11 November 2009 | EN | 中文

Tapeworm link with epilepsy 'far higher' than thought

Pork tapeworm is responsible for almost a third of epileptic fits, researchers say.

NEWS | 2 November 2009 | EN

Chickens immunised by GM peas

Plants genetically engineered to contain antibodies have protected chickens against a parasitic disease.

NEWS | 28 October 2009 | EN

Climate change 'will leave 25 million more children hungry'

Crop yields will plummet and millions more children will go hungry unless agricultural practices adapt to climate change, warns a report.

NEWS | 30 September 2009 | EN | 中文

African sheep help diagnose disease

Blood from the African hair sheep has proven an ideal medium for laboratory tests to identify pathogens that cause human disease.

NEWS | 17 July 2009 | EN | 中文

Scientists warn of Ebola outbreak in pigs

Researchers have called for government measures to cap the spread of an Ebola virus in pigs in the Philippines.

NEWS | 15 July 2009 | EN

Livestock may do better than crops, African farmers told

Researchers have found that keeping livestock as well as growing crops will reduce African farmers' vulnerability to climate change.

NEWS | 23 June 2009 | EN

Cow genome sequence could boost cattle quality

The sequencing of the cow genome could help in the quest for cattle that are both hardy and productive, say experts.

NEWS | 28 April 2009 | EN

Chinese bird flu rates 'don't add up'

Most human cases of bird flu in China this year have been from areas with no corresponding outbreaks in birds, puzzling experts.

NEWS | 11 February 2009 | EN | 中文

Argentinean GM cows 'could increase milk yields'

An Argentinean company has produced a genetically-modified breed of cows that could increase milk production by 20%.

NEWS | 21 November 2008 | ES

Remember small-scale farmers, policymakers told

New policies to cut greenhouse gas emissions from the livestock sector should take into account the effects on small farms, say scientists.

NEWS | 14 October 2008 | EN

Access to export markets 'requires policy rethink'

Southern African livestock farmers will miss out on access to export markets unless international trade restrictions are adjusted.

NEWS | 24 April 2008 | EN

South Asia News in brief: 1–15 March 2008

A round-up of news from or about South Asia for the period 1–15 March 2008.

NEWS | 20 March 2008 | EN

Sub-Saharan Africa news in brief: 25 Feb–12 Mar 2008

A round up of news from or about Sub-Saharan Africa for the period 25 February–12 March 2008.

NEWS | 13 March 2008 | EN

UN: climate danger for Middle East, North Africa

Climate change will cause major agricultural losses in the Middle East and North Africa, warns the UN.

NEWS | 7 March 2008 | EN | 中文

Colombia: US$53 million for agricultural research

The Colombian Ministry of Agriculture has opened applications to a US$53 million fund for research and innovation in the farming sector.

NEWS | 28 February 2008 | ES

Latin America and EU to collaborate on biotechnology

Latin America and the European Union will create a collaboration programme to fund projects in agricultural biotechnology.

NEWS | 27 December 2007 | EN | ES

Namibia's poor 'will be hit hard' by climate change

Poor people in Namibia will be greatly affected by the economic impacts of climate change, warns a study.

NEWS | 13 December 2007

Sub-Saharan Africa news in brief: 8–22 Nov

A round up of news from or about Sub-Saharan Africa for the period 8–22 November 2007.

NEWS | 23 November 2007 | EN