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Nigeria prepares five-year research plan to stop sleeping sickness,
The federal government of Nigeria is drawing up a five-year strategic plan for the research, control and eradication of sleeping sickness and river blindness in Nigeria.
Ghana has launch its first satellite as part of its new space programme, as college students send a tiny model satellite the size of a coke can 200 yards into the air.
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The Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA) called on global leaders at the World Economic Forum on Africa to recognise agriculture’s rightful place—at the heart of Africa’s growth.
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More than half of common plants and one third of the animals could see a dramatic decline this century due to climate change in Sub-Saharan Africa and other regions of the world.
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African women have a key role in their families’ food security. Information campaigns targeting female farmers could lead to reduced poverty and increased food security.
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A large scale, five year study of mosquitoes from different ecological regions in Kenya, including savannah grassland, semi-arid Acacia thorn bushes, and mangrove swamps, found a reservoir of viruses carried by mosquitoes (arboviruses) that are responsible for human and animal diseases.
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World Food Prize laureate and Executive Director of Forum for Agricultural Research in Africa, Professor Monty Jones discusses sundry agriculture issues affecting Africa with AfricaSTI Editor-in-Chief, Diran Onifade at the FARA headquarters in Accra, Ghana. AfricaSTI: Let us begin on an optimistic note. Commodity demand around the world is on an upsurge. What does this [...]
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Nigerian President, Goodluck Jonathan has said that Africa lacks enough scientists and engineers for the continent to migrate into the emerging global knowledge-based economy.
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A new fund called the Agriculture Fast Track has been launched by the United States, Sweden and the African Development Bank to encourage accelerated private investment in sub-Saharan Africa’s agricultural infrastructure to connect small farmers with international markets.
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Africa must add value to its natural resources
May 11, 2013 No CommentBy Christine Ramon Although a number of African countries have experienced rapid economic growth over the past decade, substantial developmental challenges remain. According to the World Bank’s latest World Development Indicators, Africa has recorded almost 20 years of continuous decline in extreme poverty, from 60% in 1993 to 48% in 2010, yet the region is [...]
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