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Drought-resistant tea highlighted in natural product research
Drought-resistant tea is on an agenda for natural product development and capacity building in Malawi and other southern African ...Malawi launches national health research agenda
Malawi's new five-year agenda sets out national priorities for health research to guide policymaking and healthcare service delivery.Malawi finally starts building science university
A loan from China has helped construction work begin on the Malawi University of Science and Technology.Network will bolster African fisheries research
Africa has launched a university network to strengthen its fisheries sector through improved research and increased collaboration.Plans for Malawi science university heading to parliament
Detailed proposals for the country's first science and technology university are being considered by the Malawian government.More East African countries to benefit from broadband
Malawi, Mozambique and Tanzania are the latest countries targeted by the World Bank for high-speed communications links.Get agricultural research to farmers, universities told
African universities have been urged to lead the way in making sure agricultural research gets to the farmers that ...Malawi to boost investment in science
Malawi's newly re-elected president has plans for science and technology, including a new commission to coordinate research.Countries funded to plan forest protection
Developing countries have been funded to take part in the Reduced Emissions from Deforestation and Degradation scheme.Larvae-eating fish employed in malaria fight
Scientists are expanding a method that uses larvae-eating fish to contain mosquito populations, which could be used in tackling ...Medic charged with unauthorised drug trials in Malawi
Authorities have uncovered what they say are illegal and unsupervised drug trials on HIV positive cancer patients in Malawi.Malawi joins Africa-wide science and development survey
Malawi has signed up to contribute to an Africa-wide initiative to gauge the impact of science on development.Charles Mkoka
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Charles Mkoka is one of SciDev.Net’s Sub-Sharan Africa English Edition correspondents. He is an environment and development journalist who holds a Bachelor of Science Degree from the University of Malawi, Chancellor College. Over the last 20 years, he has developed the passion for reporting on agriculture, environment, science and development to fill the somewhat void in the media sector in coverage of these issues in Malawi.
Expertise: Science, environment and sustainable development journalist
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Languages spoken: English
Location: Lilongwe, Malawi
Areas of Interests: Science and Development
Topic Interests: Environment, agriculture and sustainable development
Local/Demographic Interests: Sub-Saharan Africa
Professional Memberships: Association of Environment Journalists in Malawi