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Sub-Saharan Africa news in brief: 25 February–10 March 2010
Fund targets research for African small farmers, maize for poor soils, researchers study East Coast fever, and more.
News
Sub-Saharan Africa news in brief: 25 February–10 March 2010
Fund targets research for African small farmers, maize for poor soils, researchers study East Coast fever, and more.
10 March 2010
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Egypt says it will propel African science agenda
As Egypt takes the helm of the African science council, AMCOST, it says it will sustain mounting support for science on the continent.
5 March 2010
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Network will bolster African fisheries research
26 February 2010
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African countries fight banana disease
24 February 2010
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Features
The marriage of science and rainmakers
Kenyan meteorologists are joining forces with traditional rainmakers to deliver communities weather forecasts as climate change takes hold.
5 March 2010
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Keeping an eye on Congolese volcanoes
Scientists in the Democratic Republic of Congo don't have the resources to monitor the country's volatile volcanoes adequately.
19 February 2010
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Source: IRIN
Editorial
Two cultures but one message for climate change
Tackling recent controversies about climate change data requires a robust partnership between the natural and social sciences.
Opinions
Support farmers to cut crop losses
Reducing crop loss by keeping out alien pests and boosting plant health knowledge is crucial to food security, says CABI's Dennis Rangi.
Africa Analysis: Continent's science plan needs refocus
Africa's continental science plan still isn't coordinating donor funding. Will a new AMCOST chair meet the challenge, asks Linda Nordling.
African Green Revolution is possible
15 February 2010
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Source: Science
