New lighting gadget revolutionizes fishing in Lake Victoria
Written by Dancun Mboyah   
Friday, 25 April 2008

A new smokeless lighting technology that is set to replace pressure lamps used by Omena (sardines) fishermen in the 400 million-year old Lake Victoria is now available in Kenya.

Last Updated ( Thursday, 24 April 2008 )
 
IAASTD: Women eat the crumbs of the cake they bake
Written by Dancun Mboyah   
Sunday, 27 April 2008

Calls for increased remuneration for women working on farm lands are picking up, with a new report recommending the development of a system that would see them benefit immensely from their sweat.

Last Updated ( Thursday, 24 April 2008 )
 
Biosafety Bill gives consumers and farmers more powers
Written by Dancun Mboyah   
Saturday, 26 April 2008

The recent publication of the amended Biosafety Bill 2007 that is due for tabling in parliament has now given consumers and farmers more voice to protect their interest as the country gears to legalize the use of genetically modified foods.

Last Updated ( Thursday, 24 April 2008 )
 
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The annual mortality from malaria is higher today than before the start of the WHO’s Roll Back Malaria (RBM) programme in 1998, an indication of a failing campaign, according to an article in the American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene.  

The Kenya government has pledged to reinvigorate activities that would be aimed at scaling up access to family planning services to a significant segment of the population. 

A boy under a bednetKenya government has for the second straight year been grilled by Washington D.C based Global Fund to fight TB AIDS and Malaria to account for over 8.5 billion of funds given last year.

Antibiotics and vaccines that prompt side effects, genetic mutations, and resistant germs may soon be obsolete pending the results of an AIDS trial sponsored by volunteers, humanitarian groups, and The Republic of Uganda.

Results published online today in the New England Journal of Medicine revealed that the world’s most clinically advanced malaria vaccine candidate provides both infants and young children with significant protection against malaria.

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has indicated in its new findings that African farms with both crops and livestock could be more resilient to climate change than farms that only grow crops. The research suggests policies that would support farmers in making the switch to integrated farming.

African Green Revolution Forum (AGRF) will for the first time be held in Africa in September and bring together African heads of state, industry representatives, donors and farmers in Ghana. The forum will create an action plan on the acceleration of a Green Revolution in Africa.

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