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Scientists of the African Agricultural Technology Foundation (AATF), Kenya, the United States Department for Agriculture (USDA) and International Institute of Tropical Agriculture, IITA, Nigeria, have developed a safe and natural method that could drastically cut aflatoxin contamination in African food crops by as much as 99 per cent.

Local African seed companies and NGOs are reducing the size of  packets of seeds and fertilizers to help smallholder farmers take the first steps to scale-up production. Like cell phone scratch cards, small packets of high-quality seeds can be bought for just a few shillings, enabling farmers to try out the seed before risking their money on large purchases for uncertain results.

Significant progress has been made in delivering life saving malaria nets and treatments over the past few years, but the coverage of malaria programmes needs to be stepped up drastically in order to meet the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), according to a report released today by the World Health Organization (WHO).

The Institute of Marine Sciences (IMS) of the University of Dar es Salaam (UDSM) has launched a campaign of seaweed farming in deep waters.

The global financial crisis, climate change and high cost of energy require developing countries to embrace a paradigm shift in resources management in order to survive in the volatile world.

The use of insecticide-treated bed nets (ITNs) to protect children from malaria has risen six-fold in the past seven years, according to research funded by the Wellcome Trust.

Continued lapses in network security are holding back more activities being conducted online, poor security leads to distrust and this stifles adoption of technological change.