Africa Science News Service, ASNS Reporting about Africa Science With an African Eye http://africasciencenews.org/asns Mon, 06 Sep 2010 03:44:12 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.2 http://africasciencenews.org/asns/images/M_images/joomla_rss.png ASNS http://africasciencenews.org/asns Reporting about Africa Science With an African Eye Food Security: More investment in water storage needed index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2412&Itemid=2 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. News - Latest Mon, 06 Sep 2010 03:11:51 +0100 Institute finds new HIV virus sub-type in Uganda index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2411&Itemid=2 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. News - Latest Mon, 06 Sep 2010 03:04:59 +0100 Forum ends with vows to transform African agriculture 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. News - Latest Sun, 05 Sep 2010 08:56:58 +0100 Parliamentarians now back Annan over action on Green Revolution 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. News - Latest Sat, 04 Sep 2010 08:00:12 +0100 South African, Egyptian appointed to steer committee on food security and nutrition 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. News - Latest Fri, 03 Sep 2010 06:47:44 +0100