By Gitonga Njeru Pyllis Kantai aged 33 is a mother of one. She has a twenty seven day baby girl. She is one of the mothers who has benefited from an innovative way of clothing her child after delivering in hospital. Many Kenyan hospitals are now offering baby carton-made beds for free. In addition, the…
The big story
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MSC scholarships to help fund fisheries research in East Africa and Kenya
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Researchers employ SAH technology to speed up multiplication of cassava planting materials
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IITA research eases fears over yam supplies as Nigeria kicks off export
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Three sustainable energy trail blazers working in East Africa win prestigious Ashden Award
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Give us an African Rule Book for Paris Agreement, Groups urge African Ministers
Agriculture
Researchers employ SAH technology to speed up multiplication of cassava planting materials
Scientists working on cassava breeding now use the Semi-Autotrophic Hydroponics (SAH) technology to rev up the propagation of clean cassava planting materials. Using modified soil that holds plant roots in planting pots with little water, SAH has trays that are filled with a little amount of water, with the soil transporting the moisture up to…
Health
Carton-boxes, an innovative way that is saving the life of Kenyan babies
By Gitonga Njeru Pyllis Kantai aged 33 is a mother of one. She has a twenty seven day baby girl. She is one of the mothers who has benefited from an innovative way of clothing her child after delivering in hospital. Many Kenyan hospitals are now offering baby carton-made beds for free. In addition, the…
Agriculture
Researchers employ SAH technology to speed up multiplication of cassava planting materials
Scientists working on cassava breeding now use the Semi-Autotrophic Hydroponics (SAH) technology to rev up the propagation of clean cassava planting materials. Using modified soil that holds plant roots in planting pots with little water, SAH has trays that are filled with a little amount of water, with the soil transporting the moisture up to…
Environment
South Africa’s Rhino Auction – selling a Bloody Harvest for Profit
Experts say South Africa’s first ever legal auction of rhinoceros horn will enrich few, and is likely to speed the road to extinction for one of the world’s most endangered species. The auction takes place on Monday. “This sale of rhino horn is inexcusable,” said Dr Joseph Okori, Director forSouthern Africa of the International Fund…