Food Security: More investment in water storage needed
Written by Mildred Ochola   
Monday, 06 September 2010
Against a backdrop of extreme weather wreaking havoc around the world, a new report by the International Water Management Institute (IWMI), warns that increasingly erratic rainfall related to climate change will pose a major threat to food security and economic growth, especially in Africa and Asia, requiring increased investment in diverse forms of water storage as an effective remedy. 
 
Institute finds new HIV virus sub-type in Uganda
Written by Pius Sawa   
Monday, 06 September 2010
An ongoing research by the Uganda Virus Research Institute (UVRI) has said that there is emerging new type of HIV among fishing communities on the shores of Lake Victoria.
 
Forum ends with vows to transform African agriculture
Written by Adu Domfey   
Sunday, 05 September 2010
The inaugural African Green Revolution Forum (AGRF) has closed in Accra, Ghana, with experts vowing to accelerate the transformation of agriculture in Africa and tackle food security.

 

 
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Over 2 000 international entomologists from leading universities, departments of agriculture, and science research organisations, are to meet in South Africa for a six day conference to confer on the advancement of entomology and the study of insects, as a contributor to modern science.

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A replacement for Anna Tibaijuka, the Executive Director of the UN-HABITAT has been found. She is to be replaced by the former Mayor of Barcelona, Joan Clos, whose tenure begins on the October 18.

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