Reporting about Africa Science With an African Eye http://africasciencenews.org/asns 2010-09-06T02:35:52+01:00 http://africasciencenews.org/asns http://africasciencenews.org/asns/images/M_images/joomla_rss.png text/html 2010-09-05T08:56:58+01:00 http://africasciencenews.org/asns index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2410&Itemid=2 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. text/html 2010-09-04T08:00:12+01:00 http://africasciencenews.org/asns index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2409&Itemid=2 African parliamentarians have supported calls by the former UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan for action to achieve African Green Revolution at an ongoing forum in Accra, Ghana. text/html 2010-09-03T06:47:44+01:00 http://africasciencenews.org/asns index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2407&Itemid=2 Sheryl Lee Hendriks of South Africa and Mona Mehrez Aly (Egypt) are among 15 experts appointed by Committee on World Food Security (CFS) to form the Steering Committee that will lead its new advisory body, the High Level Panel of Experts on Food Security and Nutrition (HLPE). The move is part of an ongoing reform of the international governance of food security and nutrition. text/html 2010-09-03T06:39:40+01:00 http://africasciencenews.org/asns index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2406&Itemid=2 Climate change is going to negatively impact Nigeria in terms of food supply, health and economy, but the sad thing is that the country is not prepared in any way to tackle its impact, an environmental expert has said. text/html 2010-09-03T03:22:06+01:00 http://africasciencenews.org/asns index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2405&Itemid=2 The World Food Prize Foundation Thursday awarded former UN Secretary-General Mr Kofi A Annan the Borlaug Medallion in recognition of his global leadership and commitment to improving food security in Africa.